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Prepered: Auksė SinickaitėPrepered: Auksė Sinickaitė

MILAN, ITALYMILAN, ITALY

In Milan, cars need a In Milan, cars need a permit to enter the permit to enter the city centre. city centre.

Only residents and Only residents and some employers can some employers can obtain a permit, so obtain a permit, so very little traffic now very little traffic now drives in or out. drives in or out.

Nearly everyone parks Nearly everyone parks on the edge of the on the edge of the restricted area and restricted area and heads for the centre heads for the centre on foot.on foot.

As a result, Milan now As a result, Milan now has many pedestrian-has many pedestrian-only shopping streets, only shopping streets, and this has led to an and this has led to an increase in shopping increase in shopping in the city centre. in the city centre.

Grass and trees have Grass and trees have been planted, and been planted, and many also been many also been made. made.

The permit scheme is The permit scheme is now recognized as a now recognized as a great success. great success.

The scheme is unique The scheme is unique to Milan, but it is to Milan, but it is thought that similar thought that similar car bans and car bans and pedestrian schemes pedestrian schemes will have spread to will have spread to other Italian cities by other Italian cities by the end of the the end of the decade.decade.

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