Active Travel Policy in Paris

First published on 17 December 2018. 

The video clip shows the efforts that Paris is making to become a cycle-friendly city, highlighting some of the measures that have been implemented.

These include:

• the removal of the riverside road on the bank of the Seine, which was turned back into a pedestrian and cycle path
• the cycling expressway network that is currently being implemented
• the establishment of 10 000 bicycle parking facilities
• the implementation of 30 km/h speed-limit zones and against-the-flow-of-traffic bicycle lanes

Paris Deputy Mayor, Christophe Najdovski, explains the Plan Veló.