In Paris, 28 zones were declared traffic free from early morning, affecting about 60km of the capital's streets.
Here's the rub: These few behemoths have a cozy arrangement for swapping traffic free-of-charge among themselves--but they charge stiff fees for the very same service when dealing with smaller players.
The populace was so responsive that we had two weeks of glorious, traffic-free roadways, and the promised traffic nightmare failed to materialize.
It just represents the 70-odd kilometres that there are of Edinburgh's completely off-road, traffic-free pathways.
Its combination of its high traffic and free editability creates an irresistible target to spammers and vandals.
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Festival Way runs via Flax Bourton and includes a new traffic-free section between Ashton Court and Long Ashton.
Councils will be required to connect key sites such as hospitals, schools and shopping areas with traffic-free routes and cycle lanes.
London's West End should have an extended weekend Underground service, a fleet of electric buses and more traffic-free days, says a new report.
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In other cities, such as Bristol, cycling has been encouraged by lower speed limits for cars on popular roads and traffic-free routes to bypass dangerous junctions.
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There are miles of wide, uninterrupted, traffic-free walking and cycling paths in London ( with maps available online), many of which are being spruced up and connected for the summer.
You can run two laps of the traffic-free city centre course, which was first staged in 1996 and now attracts the best quality field for an event of its kind in the East of England.
But recent reports suggested it could all have been an inspired marketing campaign, with specific claims suggesting Thom's website could not have coped with the reported traffic and that free CDs were offered to boost interest.
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According to the city council, Turning Point is designed to create a city centre largely free of traffic.
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One entry suggests rapid tram systems to divide the capital into neighbourhoods barred to through traffic, leaving streets free for pedestrians and cyclists.
Demand has been strong enough that Magellan recently updated the RoadMate 1700 to include premium features, including a high-definition display, free lifetime traffic data and Bluetooth connectivity.
While it's clear that meteorologists who chase know how not to interfere or know how to keep major road stems free of traffic, it's not clear that others do.
Mr Westendorp faces a huge agenda: the creation of a common air-traffic control system, free media and reformed police forces, to name just three objectives (all of which the Serbs resist).
Take the conventionally powered vehicles, such as the Civic, the Ford Focus, and the other small vehicles, put them in the HOV lanes because they're never going to run on any kind of an assist, and they'll be running efficiently at 55 miles an hour in free flowing traffic.
It is the largest spot free of automobile traffic in Rome's Centro Storico.
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Existing technology like text-to-speech, voice command, Bluetooth hands-free calling and traffic services also helps alleviate driver distraction to avoid potentially dangerous situations.
Congestion is indeed a big problem, but it must not be allowed to mask the seriousness of free-flowing traffic's contribution to pollution, climate change and the erosion of green spaces.
The school lodged an appeal with the government's Planning Inspectorate, which decided that pick-up and drop-off activity "would not adversely affect the free flow of traffic ....or be detrimental to highway safety".
The region makes for prime cycling country thanks to paved bike paths and numerous secondary roads free of city traffic, while the mountain surroundings and unique Cape-Dutch homesteads (marked by the prominent central dormer gable of the buildings) provide spectacular scenery.
Mobile users can sign up for free transport and traffic alerts by visiting the Transport for London website, and laptop users can plan their journey with the Get Ahead of the Games website.
It is free of air-traffic congestion, has no ban on night flights and has plenty of runway space.
The idea is that retailers can generate store traffic by luring in customers with free gift cards in hand.
To me, Panda looks like an attempt to force advertisers into more advertising to compensate for a drop in free, organic Web traffic.
Here's the rub: These few behemoths have a cozy arrangement for swapping traffic ("peering") free-of-charge among themselves--but they charge stiff fees for the very same service when dealing with smaller players.
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