China readies for "no car" day ahead of Olympics - Reuters

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Source: Reuters

China readies for "no car" day ahead of Olympics
Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:58am EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is holding a "no-car day"
in 108 cities on Saturday as it tries to clean up its
notoriously smoggy skies, a task made more urgent
by the approach of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Beijing has been blessed with clear autumnal skies all
week, but will ban cars on some downtown streets
while encouraging all drivers to leave their cars at
home voluntarily.

The Beijing Municipal Maritime Administration said 108
cities across the country would take part in the no-car
day with varying levels of enforcement, encouraging
people to get back on their bicycles for which Chinese
cities used to be famous.

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