a city on the move
Every year,air pollution in the capital is at its worst during holiday weekends - especially in July, when most people leave by car for their holiday destination, and at the end of
August, when they return. To combat this, new transport measures are being introduced by the authorities, including the building of a new tram line for the south of the city, a ban on ambitious plan for 56 km of cycle tracks and new pedestrian zones
There has even been a peen a proposal, supported by the mayor,that public transport should be free on days when pollution reaches a dangerous level; ozone readings would be taken and public announcements would be made on radio and television, to let people know.
Not only are the authorities trying t o prevent the chaos caused by public transport strikes in the past, they also want to be able to guarantee safe air for everyone.