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All across Paris, streets that used to be choked with traffic and pollution have been converted to bike paths and protected lanes.

Riverside highways have been converted to cafes, playgrounds, and even beaches.

Streets that used to be filled with parked cars are now full of trees and bike parking.

So what’s going on in Paris and what can cities around the world learn from this massive project?

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*Sources*

Marcel's study / maps on bike lanes in Paris: https://findingspress.org/article/337...

In 2015, Hidalgo announced a 150 million euro program for new cycling infrastructure:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

Converting the Georges Pompidou Expressway to a biking and pedestrian area: https://slate.com/business/2016/09/pa...

Paris removing 70% of on-street parking: https://www.brightvibes.com/paris-is-...

Paris' most recent 250m euro investment in cycling:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

Between 2020 and 2021, cycling traffic in Paris grew by 70%: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/un-...

Car ownership has fallen from 60 to 35%:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/wo...

Paris has cut its carbon emissions by 20%:
https://unfccc.int/climate-action/un-...

How Paris Kicked Out the Cars: https://slate.com/business/2023/03/pa...

If you want to read more about Paris urbanism and cycling infrastructure, I recommend following and read the work of Henry Grabar at Slate and Feargus O'Sullivan at Bloomberg. I wouldn't have been able to make this video without their work.

Henry Grabar: https://slate.com/author/henry-grabar
Feargus O'Sullivan: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUe...

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