Paris adding 650 kilometers of emergency bicycle lanes

Paris is implementing 650 kilometers of emergency bicycle lanes to facilitate movement as lockdown restrictions are eased. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accelerating her bicycle plan for Paris, Plan Vélo, to preempt potential increases in car use as people start to move again while public transit is decreased. Plan Vélo calls for making every street in Paris bicycle-friendly by 2024 and removing 72% of the city’s on-street car parking spaces.