A picture taken on July 19, 2012 shows cars parked along pavements in a street near the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Over the last ten years, Paris has lost more than fifteen per cent of its parking lots on the surface, due to a policy adopted by Paris City Hall despite some grudging inhabitants and motorists. AFP PHOTO ANA AREVALO (Photo credit should read ANA AREVALO/AFP/GettyImages)
