How's all that working out then

I've been added to my first blogroll! I dropped a comment (a grammatically challenged one, naturally. Haste makes waste) over at The London Fog and they added me to their Blogroll. Thanks, Foggers! I wanted to follow-up on the Suzuki item they have posted here.

"He also decries London's spreading suburbs and "gigantic homes," saying
cities need vibrant neighbourhoods that give a "sense of identity and the
sense that you want to do things to make it a better place."

"SUVs should be banned from cities and free transit in core areas should
replace use of private vehicles, he said."

So let's imagine a cool Suzuki-esque place where gas is expensive, most cars are small, public transit is heavily subsidized and widely available, city centres are pedestrian friendly and compact, homes are far more modestly sized than in North America, taxes are high and disposable income is low. Sound nice? Sounds like Europe to me, so let's check in on how well that's all working out in a part of Europe known as France: