https://momentummag.com/new-study-paris-cycling-revolution/
"Not long ago, Paris was known for its traffic jams, not its bike culture. The
city’s grand boulevards were lined with honking taxis, delivery vans, and
inching commuters. Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses
and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
Fast forward to today, and the transformation is astonishing. The French
capital has quietly—and quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in
the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes,” or pop-up bike
lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent cycling network
spanning hundreds of kilometres. Paris is now a place where parents ferry kids
to school by cargo bike, where commuters glide past the Seine on protected
lanes, and where the sound of gears clicking often replaces the blare of horns.
And the numbers prove it’s more than a passing trend. A new study reveals that
cycling traffic in Paris has increased by 240% between 2018 and 2023, while car
traffic has steadily declined. In central districts, more than one in ten trips
are now made by bike—a remarkable shift for a metropolis once synonymous with
gridlock.
“Paris is an incredible example of how a city can transform when political will
meets smart data,” says one of the report’s lead authors. “We wanted to
understand exactly which factors made this happen.”"
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
