text: Did you think that Paris was the only country that has banned cars?, Well you thought wrong because Bogota, Colombia has banned cars for three straight years and only left with buses and taxis permitted for the Day Without Cars in this capital city of 7 million. Bogota, Colombia goal is to promote alternative transportation and reduce smog violators face $25 fines. In 1990 The Days Without Cars is part of an improvement campaign that began to help decrease the essecive amount of smog or pollution. Since the help to decrese the amount of smog parks and sports centers have bloomed throughout the city; uneven, pitted sidewalks have been replaced by broad, smooth sidewalks; rush-hour restrictions have dramatically cut traffic; and they have built new resturants and upscale shopping districts have cropped up.