Parisians vote to triple parking fees for SUVs to curb pollution ahead of Olympic Games
Parisians have voted to triple parking fees for SUVs to make the city greener and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists. Sunday's vote was the latest leg in a drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to improve the host city ahead of this year's Olympic Games. More than 54 per cent of the votes cast in the low-turnout election supported the measure to increase parking fees for large SUV drivers from out of town to €18 euros per hour in the city's centre, according to French media reports. Only 5.7 per cent of the 1.3 million eligible voters cast ballots at the 39 voting stations around the city...