Milan bans cars for three days to cut pollution
Thick, dense smog will see cars, motorcycles and scooters banned from European city over Christmas to curb city’s air pollution woesCars, motorcycles and scooters will be banned from the northern city of Italy on December 28, 29 and 30 between 10am and 4pm in an attempt by city authorities to curb the city’s smog problem.
To help replace cars, the city has introduced a special “anti-smog” public transport ticket for $2.20 that can be used all-day on the city’s trams, buses, trains and metro lines.
The smog, that has already been linked to numerous respiratory problems at hospitals within the city, is thought to have been caused by a lack of rainfall in recent weeks.
According to the BBC, regional officials are appealing to locals to cancel their New Year’s Eve firework displays to prevent conditions worsening.
Milan’s battle with poor air quality is well known. In 2008 the city was named Europe’s most polluted city and the first outright ban of traffic was back in 2007.
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