One working day each month will now be “Car-Free Day” in the capital of Uzbekistan.
The plan is to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles and encourage people to use bicycles to get around the city. Restrictions will not apply to public transportation, or emergency vehicles. Government officials have been instructed to “set a personal example by arriving at the workplace on public transportation.”
The idea for car-free days originated in Switzerland in 1973, during a fuel crisis, before spreading to other European countries. In 1998 the European Union initiated a campaign…
