https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The winter pollution spike in Paris has been judged the worst in a decade as authorities continue to impose traffic restrictions on vehicles and make public transport free in a bid to tackle the dirty air above the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161207/paris-pollution-spike-is-worst-in-ten-years Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:13:04 +0100 paris-pollution-spike-is-worst-in-ten-years Public transportation in the capital will be "gratuit" from Friday morning to Sunday night, as officials battle against a spike in "dangerously" poor air quality. Velib' rental bikes and the car-sharing Autolib' scheme are also on the house. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140313/public-transit-free-in-paris-this-weekend Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:08:00 +0100 public-transit-free-in-paris-this-weekend As part of an effort to fight "dangerous" levels of air pollution in the French capital, police in Paris have handed out around 13,000 speeding fines to drivers in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140311/paris-cops-write-13000-tickets-to-fight-pollution Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:46:00 +0100 paris-cops-write-13000-tickets-to-fight-pollution