Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / May 2008

Environmental zones, or "Particle-Free Emission Zones" are urban zones
in which it is forbidden to drive a motor vehicle without a special
sticker. These zones are an international trend. Here's a list of the
countries and cities they are in:

    UNITED STATES:

   1. New York
   2. Washington, D.C.
   3. Baltimore
   4. Chicago
   5. Cleveland
   6. Pittsburgh
   7. Denver
   8. Boulder, CO
   9. Berkeley, CA
   10. Arcata, CA
   11. Oakland, CA
   12. San Francisco, CA
   13. Santa Monica, CA
   14. Salt Lake City, UT
   15. Jackson, WY
   16. Portland, OR
   17. Seattle, WA
   18. Spokane, WA
   19. Greenburg, KS
   20. Honolulu, HI
   21. Santa Barbara, CA
   22. Eugene, OR
   23. Miami, FL

   CANADA:

   1. Vancouver, BC
   2. Calgary/Edmonton, AB
   3. Regina, SASK
   4. Winnipeg, MB
   5. Ottawa
   6. Toronto
   7. Montreal
   8. Quebec City

   MEXICO:

  1. Mexico City
  2. Acapulco
  3. Cancun
  4. Monterrey
  5. Vera Cruz

   COLOMBIA/ECUADOR/BRAZIL:

   1. Quito
   2. Bogota
   3. Curitiba

   CUBA:

   1. Havana

   EUROPE:

   1. London
   2. Paris
   3. Rome
   4. Naples
   5. Florence
   6. Vienna
   7. Salzburg
   8. Munich
   9. Berlin
   10. Dublin
   11. Hanover
   12. Hamburg
   13. Copenhagen
   14. Stockholm
   15. Oslo
   16. Reykjavik
   17. Helsinki
   18. Leipzig
   19. Dresden
   20. Dubrovnick

   In the USA, Oregon state law requires employers and developers to
construct developments that encourage alternate modes of travel.

   In Utah, state law requires all road projects and developments to
take the poor into consideration

   In California, San Francisco and Santa Monica both have
Sustainability Plans which call for an eventual end to car travel as
does Berkeley

   Europe is aiming for car-free cities by 2020.