Fancy a car-Free day?

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More than 27 km of roads in central London were closed on Sunday as part of Car Free Day. Streets were shut around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London for the Reimagine event. The roads were used for yoga sessions, go-kart events and mostly just for lazing around. A festival space on Bank junction, a hedge maze in Cheapside and a sunrise yoga session on Tower Bridge will replace the usual traffic. London mayor Sadiq Khan said he hoped the event "will inspire people to walk and cycle as part of their daily routine". The mayor of London has previously said he wants 80% of all journeys in the capital to be made by walking, cycling or using public transport by 2041, compared to 63% today. Who wouldn’t want to walk clean and dry streets when there are no motorists to honk you out of the way! And it would also help in reducing air pollution.

More than 27 km of roads in central London were closed on Sunday as part of Car Free Day.

Streets were shut around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London for the Reimagine event.

The roads were used for yoga sessions, go-kart events and mostly just for lazing around. 

A festival space on Bank junction, a hedge maze in Cheapside and a sunrise yoga session on Tower Bridge will replace the usual traffic.

London mayor Sadiq Khan said he hoped the event “will inspire people to walk and cycle as part of their daily routine”.

The mayor of London has previously said he wants 80% of all journeys in the capital to be made by walking, cycling or using public transport by 2041, compared to 63% today.

Who wouldn’t want to walk clean and dry streets when there are no motorists to honk you out of the way! And it would also help in reducing air pollution. 


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