Europe’s big cities have declared war on the car. The goal is to make car use increasingly expensive and driving in the city so frustrating that car owners will gladly leave their vehicles at home and take the tram to work, to shop or to have a night on the town.
While U.S. cities synchronize traffic lights to let drivers go faster, European centers such as Vienna, Munich and Copenhagen have closed swaths of streets to car traffic. Barcelona and Paris have cut the number of car lanes to make room for bike lanes. Those cities also have bike-sharing programs that allow people to…
Europe declares war on the car
