Paris votes to triple parking fees for SUVs, champions bikes

Parisians on Sunday voted  in favor of hiking parking fees for large SUVs, as the French capital presses on with long-term plans to become a fully bikeable city.

The outcome means large SUVs would be subject to a threefold increase in parking fees — €18 ($19.50) per hour for parking in the city center, or €12 further out.

Some 54.5% of those taking part in the referendum voted in favor of hiking parking fee, while 45.5% rejected the motion, according to official…