TEXT: """France Banning Cars FILE - In this Oct.1 2017 file photo, people watch a dancing performance on the champs Elysees avenue during the """"day without cars"""", in Paris. In its latest initiative to reduce pollution, Paris City Hall is planning to ban gas-powered cars by 2030. The controversial move follows Mayor Anne Hidalgo's plan to ban all diesel cars from the city by 2024, when Paris will host the Summer Olympics.(AP Photo/Thiabult Camus, FILE)"""