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10 cities that are starting to go car-free

Leanna GarfieldAug 16, 2016, 20:00 IST

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In 2015, Oslo announced a plan to ban all cars from its city center by 2019. Now, the country of Norway wants to take the initiative a step further.

According to Time, Norway is preparing a bill that, if passed, would ban the sale of gas-powered cars in the country by 2025.

But cities in Norway are not the only ones getting ready to take the car-free plunge. Urban planners and policy makers around the world have started to brainstorm ways that cities can create more space for pedestrians and lower CO2 emissions from diesel.

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Here are 10 cities leading the car-free movement.