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What happens when cities ban cars?

A citizen-led campaign in Berlin is collecting signatures to qualify a referendum that would create a car-reduced zone within the city's 37km circular railway, limiting private car access to 12 visits per year per resident plus exceptions for emergency services, deliveries, and people with mobility needs. The report also outlines successful car reduction policies implemented in other European cities including Oslo, Paris, Vienna, Copenhagen, and Barcelona, noting benefits like reduced traffic congestion, lower emissions, improved air quality, more public green space, and increased pedestrian and cyclist activity.