In the study by Folli et al. (2015) photocatalytic pavement blocks were used on both sidewalks of a street canyon in Copenhagen (Denmark) for the purpose of air remediation of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Outstanding nitrogen monoxide (NO) degradation was observed with an average (day and night) reduction of 22% during summer months reaching values >45% at noontime. In contrast, for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) no significant improvement was obtained. Although these results would be of significant importance for many European urban environments usually suffering from high NOx levels, the results are highly unrealistic. Two simple back-to-the-envelope calculations show that the upper limit photocatalytic reduction of NO will be <1% for the investigated street canyon conditions. In addition, an alternative explanation of the experimental observations by the gas phase titration of NO by ozone (O3) is discussed.