World News Briefs – December 2024

People riding bikes on a Paris street

Paris Restricts Through-Traffic in City Center A long-planned ban on private cars driving through the heart of the French capital is the latest part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s campaign to cut pollution and congestion. Back in May 2021 authorities floated a plan to establish a Zone à Trafic Limité — “Limited Traffic Zone,” or ZTL…