Paris votes on ramping up parking fees for 4x4s

The proposal seeks to discourage 4×4 drivers from taking their vehicle into Paris (Michel Euler/AP)

Parisians are voting whether to muscle 4x4s off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park, the latest leg in a drive by mayor Anne Hidalgo to make the host city for this year’s Olympic Games greener and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists.

Ms Hidalgo is looking for voters’ backing for a proposal to triple parking fees for 4×4 drivers from out of town.