Paris became the first city to charge parking fees 3 times higher for large and heavy vehicles. Residents of the city confirmed in a referendum that from September gasoline vehicles weighing more than 1.6 tons will pay 3 times more for an hour of parking in Paris.
We asked the two contenders for mayor of Tel Aviv whether they would adopt a similar policy. Ron Huldai and his opponent Orna Barbibai did not bother to respond at all to our question. Mittal Lehbi, the deputy mayor and the person in charge of the transportation portfolio in the city, provided a more factual answer.