Hot air from a heatwave affecting southern Europe has caused levels of ozone in the atmosphere to exceed the trigger for calls for less car use, for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, the mayor's office said in a statement.
Valladolid's new coalition government of the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox, which took power following local elections in May, has said it wouldValladolid also plans to reroute bike and bus lanes to improve congested traffic, denying claims by cycling groups that it is a covert way to shorten them.
Asked by Reuters about whether it was contradictory to be reducing its LEZ while at the same time asking residents to curb the use of cars, the mayor's office replied that "it is normal for the maximum [ozone] levels... to increase during episodes of high temperatures".