Europe’s smoggiest city has decided to un-car itself

The city is Barcelona. In the early 20th century, it was redesigned to make it a convenient buzzalong for cars, in the name of progress. Now, it is to be re-redesigned to reverse this concept.

Carrying the plan through will be expensive, and take ten years, but they have already implemented bits of it. While there is some opposition from vested interests, the overwhelming majority of the city’s population are looking forward to breathing again.