Photo: AFPThe Local/AFP · 2 Sep 2016, 17:16Published: 02 Sep 2016 17:16 GMT+02:00One of the most famous avenues in the world - the Champs-Elysées in Paris - is set to be pedestrianized on Sunday, September 4th. It's part of what was meant to be a monthly series of car-free days, but which was actually cancelled in August due to heightened security measures. But this month's day is to go ahead as planned, the government said in a statement on Friday. pic.twitter.com/6Fjn11AokL — The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) September 27, 2015The boulevard attracts an average of 300,000 visitors every day, including many tourists. The World Health Organization says fine-particle air pollution is responsible for about 42,000 premature deaths in France each year.

Source: The Local September 02, 2016 15:33 UTC