How to (Quickly) Build a Cycling City - Paris 

Special thanks to Altis Play who showed me around Paris! You can see his video about our ride in Paris here (French with English subtitles): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JuwDiKWEBgY.html His channel is here: ru-vid.com If you are interested in Francophone cycling content, be sure to check it out!

Any Americans here (or anyone living in the suburbs) binge watching this channel lately? As someone who's used to car dependency, Im fascinated that such a bicycle infrastructure can actually exist. Wish we had more dedicated bike lanes here in the US

The infrastructure may be flawed now, but when this makes cycling gain momentum, improvements will follow in the coming years.

Living in the US, in Austin TX, and seeing changes like these, makes me extremely envious. Meanwhile here in Texas, the Department of Transportation is planning another widening of I-35 through the middle of the Downtown core. It's basically an insult at this point.

Anne Hidalgo get a lot of hate from cars owners for what she did in Paris. But you got to give her credit for what she did to massive places like Bastille or République now completely pedestrian and bycicle friendly

The "acoustic" bicycles cracked me up so bad! ^_^ Lovely video, as always!

It's a silicon valley cliche, but "move fast and break things" really is a mantra for anyone who wants to actually FINISH something. If you try to do everything perfectly, you'll never do anything. Chapeau to Paris to getting stuff done.

It's so refreshing to see something that's pro-people. Being American it feels like torture being a citizen, as if our existence here in the states is purely for the benefit of a small rich few. Idk why but this just makes me so happy that at least somewhere isn't a complete hell hole

Anne Hidalgo was successfully re-elected when she ran for a second time as a Mayor, and then she ran in the presidential and got very few votes. That’s because outside of Paris, everyone hates her. People who don’t live inside the city center and only go through Paris don’t understand why all these changes are being made and especially car owners are getting furious. On top of all of this, there are a lot of infrastructure works going on in anticipation of the 2024 Olympics, and the opening of new metro lines all around the city. It’s very much a Work In Progress at the moment

I’m a daily bike commuter in Paris. I moved here 2 and a half years ago and started using bike as my primary mode of transportation just as the changes were starting to happen. It feels like we’re retaking the city, but there are still many rough edges. To beginner or nervous cyclists, I would say commuting can still be an overwhelming experience here, and you barely see any children on bikes other than on leisure paths on weekends. I still wear a helmet, and often have to weave through traffic. But my 30 minute bike commuter each way takes me through historic and beautiful sites that I’d barely get to see by taking the metro and wouldn’t get to appreciate while driving. My upright Dutch-style e-bike changed my life for the better

Paris is an interesting city. They are one of the most densely populated cities in the western world but it also was one of the first European cities to widen streets to make grand Boulevards, a forerunner to the modern North American stroad.

Honestly the biggest hurdle in these projects is just like going to the gym: hardest part is getting started and dragging our ass over there. So great on Paris for actually going through with things instead of bickering back and forth on pilot projects and surveys and all kinds of bureaucratic nonsense. Real change only happens once you begin. And this should also be a lesson to all major US cities where many people tend to throw the argument "it's impossible, it will take too long, people are used to cars, nobody wants to go through with it, it can't be done" and so on. No. It most surely CAN be done, it requires willingness to act. That's all. Willingness to not take no for an answer.

As a Canadian, I really enjoy how many of your videos have low-key insults towards Canada. These videos are really informative and awesome, but living in Canada and realizing how awful our infrastructure is, is depressing.

As a Paris dweller you hit the nail on the head with this one. I haven't gotten used yet to some of the new infrastructure (I still have no idea how you're supposed to cross Concorde for instance) but there are indeed some major improvements. Nicest part to me is how you can now bike along the Seine in a very wide dedicated lane. That is a game changer as it gives you access to most of the city.

In fact, it's not only about Paris but also abouts the suburbs of Paris that are changing. They were famous for having 0 bikelane and now they are making some efforts to follows their Big sister Paris.

Edmonton, Canada, has just decided to follow the lead of cities like Paris and Seville by fast tracking our bicycle network rather than adding small amounts year after year. The city is going to add 408km of cycling track by 2026 at a cost of about $200 million. So glad for this progressive move by the city.

I'm french (not from Paris though) and from a cycling family, I mean, we cycle for sport, for fun, and to travel. But I have never seen more bicycles on a daily basis than now, post COVID lockdowns. I notice this every time I have to use the car, and I see so much more cyclist that I'm used to, getting to work, or even for some small grocery trips. That's very cool

I love that Paris is "simply" rolling up its sleeves and just doing it. At an incredible pace! In a lot of places there's still a crippling hesitancy to even look at places like Amsterdam or Copenhagen. “But they have spent 30 years transforming their cities, *we* couldn't possibly do it by tomorrow” I hear people say. Yeah, not with that attitude. And Amsterdam and Copenhagen spent most of that time _figuring out_ what to do. We’re past that, now it's copy-paste time! Thank you, Paris, for showing how it's done! And also thanks to Not Just Bikes 💕

As a Dutch citizen living in the center Paris for over 20 years I witness the changes everyday. Since two years, I use my Dutch omafiets in Paris whenever I can !! However, the real change is not for Parisians but for the “banlieusards” living in the suburbs. Parisians have the metro. Commuting is often hell for banlieusards and very time consuming. Taking a bike has now become a real alternative !! The new RER V project is a life changer. Please watch the great videos explaining this projet on RU-vid.

11:40 one of my Parisian colleagues told me that in Paris, you can safely cross the Champs Elysées everywhere as a pedestrian, provided you keep a brisk pace and look forward. He explained it as follows: "As long as the person walking shoes determination, the cars will yield."

Mayor Anne Hidalgo has given Paris the oppertunity to change in a dramatic way. When cars are reduced out of the city-center, and bycicle infra-structure is widely installed, then the people can experience Paris as it should, cleaner air, less noise, a more calmer street image. The result will be amazing, and many big cities will follow, as some are allready planning. Allez Paris!!

I just watched it on Nebula. It's astonishing how similar Paris and Budapest look. (Budapest copied Paris in the late 19th century, the architects of the time stated it as such. Still, if you took two pictures in those two cities and blurred the texts and license plates, sometimes you wouldn't be able to tell which is which.) Budapest also extended its bike lane network quite a bit in the last years, let's hope that they will be able to use the lessons from Paris and won't half-ass further developments.

I'm actually in Brussels this weekend and it was astonishing to see how they have made most of the city centre pedestrian only zones and banned car traffic. You now see lots of people cycling and on those electric scooters but most of all, you could walk around the city and actually talk to eachother. Many streets and areas were unrecognisable, in a good way. It really made me realize again how "cities are not loud, cars are." Mons/Bergen is just an hour by train but it was so much louder with all the cars driving around. The only thing Brussels could improve is to maybe not run several bus lines through busy shopping streets but at least the bus drivers seem to have adjusted their speed to it.

As a Parisian bike messenger, I can say this video is amazingly accurate. Congratulations, really, and thank you for this. Even I could take a step back and understand a few more things regarding policies and city designs happening in Paris. Thank you

Just spent a few weeks in Paris, and yes, my favourite city has just got a whole lot better. Fewer cars, fewer fumes, safer roads, faster buses, and car drivers that appear much more careful. As a Berliner whose life as a cyclist feels pretty endangered, Paris looks just formidable. If I were single, I‘d be making the move…

One good thing that came out from all the COVID lockdowns are empty cities, therefore an opportunity to drastically change their layouts without too much annoyance. Many temporary bike lanes have been installed in Paris during the lockdowns. As people got used to them, they are now being turned into permanent infrastructures. 🚲 I live in Paris and move around mainly with my bicycle. While riding a bike in Paris is still very dangerous, the quick improvements are noticeable. Paris has a strange car culture, for a city that densely populated. But I do think people are getting more comfortable with the idea of riding bikes, and I love seeing it. I’ve had the chance to ride my bike around Paris during the most quiet hours, and it truly makes the city so much more beautiful. I am very optimistic, and a bit more tolerant thanks to your video. It’s ok to make mistakes. At least the city is working hard to make changes happen, and I am grateful.

I have been living in the netherlands for 6 months now and the way I interact with my bike daily means I am not looking forward to having to move back to the UK. It is this channel that has really helped me build an appreciation for everything bike- and people- centric. thank you :)

Wow I must be a true cyclist, because I rode my bike everywhere in Paris when I lived there in 2011 and LOVED every second of it! Weaving in and out of traffic, screaming "allez" at taxi drivers, going the wrong way on one-way streets and of course the occasional painted-on bike path. The Velib was not only my transportation, it was my outlet to have a blast on the wild and care-free streets of Paris.

I've been to Paris twice, once around 2006, once in 2014 and I must say, I did not at all recognize Paris from your first clips of all the cyclists. It looks so much nicer than my memories of the city, which are exactly as you describe later on: full of cars, not nice to walk, scary. But now it looks - in those parts - much more like a livable area.

It's funny how Paris was already (aside from just being gorgeous and elegant) such a dense, vibrant, navigable city with brilliant public transit, and they're still trying to make their city even better. Meanwhile, developers are still destroying houses and businesses to widen highways in Texas. The US is a disaster.

Perspective is everything. Watching your videos and other channels on urban stuff allows to realise how lucky or cursed we are. As a Parisian, I get how far we have evolved. I'm happy to read so many comments about how viewers now want to visit and experience cycling. That's how I feel when I see other great projects or infrastructure upgrades, makes me want to move there! We're a long way from any Dutch standard, but we are heading there and fast. The popularity of the scheme is undeniable. Something I've realised. Many cities in France, big and small, have their own successful bike scheme or plan to make big moves. Strasbourg, on the Rhine river, right on the German border, has always been the frontrunner in these affairs, then Lyon, Lille in the North, and Rennes in Brittany have extensive regional networks under construction. But there's no national incentive to create more cycling infra, thankfully, local mayors everywhere are doing what their constituents asked for. Many 2020 mayoral candidates have been elected from the Green Party, and won in major cities (Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux) and regional hubs (Besançon, Tours, Annecy et Grenoble), because of promises of local car reduction programmes. But in fact mayors from all borders are going forward with these, step by step.

Thank you so much for this video full of benevolence towards change in Paris. I live in this city and it’s just exhausting to hear people complain non stop about changes even if it is obviously taking the right direction. I’m glad to see that people like you can actually see the benefits of such change and still be able to be critic too. Best !

I enjoyed the scenes of the Las Vegas Strip inserted in your video.🤣

I think making a Cycling city means that it's OK to make mistakes and that's what paint and planters/pilons are for. Just quickly install it and then have big posters asking people to write in to the city to tell them how it should be improved. Then, after there are no more (or very little) complaints, should concrete and perminant infrastructure be installed.

They have done a similar thing here in Madrid. The whole of the city centre has been pedestrianised (except for buses, taxis and residents) and bicycle infrastructure has been greatly improved. There are more cheap electric bikes, scooters and small cars for rent than you could shake a stick at.

I wish city planners in the U.S. would watch your videos! What can we do to transform more of our cities into pedestrian friendly areas? Are they teaching these ideas to city engineers in the U.S. so we might one day have this?

I recently visited Paris after about 9 years and the transformation of how traffic works is huge.

Well, Paris is quite known for audacious infrastructure programs like the Haussmann renovation, the build-up of the Paris Metro, and now the cycle city program. Leave it to the French to go into something head strong. Vive le Paris!

Given the impact Paris has on the western world (with all due respect Amsterdam) and these projects have the edges ironed out by its summer Olympics, many cities may go "hmm we should try that"

I actually saw them build these pathways in paris in 2019 when I was there. Seeing it come to fruition in your video makes me think a revisit is on the cards.

Cities like Paris that seized the opportunity during the pandemic to test/expand cycle networks are decades ahead of cities that did not. It is a bit rough compared to best case scenario Netherlands, but amazing compared to most US cities.

I wish I could pay for your visit to Bucharest, Romania. Here things are in really bad state regarding bicycle infrastructure. :(

Funny, I live in Paris and was just thinking about how you'd be quite impressed by the upgrades the city has made in the past years (especially since the first March lockdown)

Omg! Canadian here, moving to France soon for an internship and I’m so so so excited! These changes are amazing.

2:47 wheelie kid goin' off!

A while back I saw a piece (I think it was by the BBC), about how many cities across Europe have taken covid as an opportunity to change to more cycling/walking friendly infrastructure. I really hope that we're seeing a long term change in attitude towards the car in modern society. So I really hope that Paris becomes an example of how modern cities can thrive with more people centred infrastructure.

Wow, I'm amazed at the utter fearlessness of most Parisian bicyclists.

I’d just like to say your videos really do inspire me. I’m extremely fortunate to live in one of the only bike friendly towns in America. And when I say bike Friendly, I mean one bike lane each direction through town. Despite them being added for the local Amish, it has made biking as transportation somewhat common to see in Bremen now. I’m no longer car dependent, which I appreciate even as a car enthusiast. Biking has allowed me to save up to buy a great car. And I don’t even have to put the car through the stresses of cycling the engine daily and putting city miles on it. Now I can use it only for highway travel, and of course, when I want to enjoy it.

Hi, I’m a 20 years old Parisian and I’ve witnessed these changes pretty much since I was born. To be fair it is absolutely true that huges pans of Paris changed with the remodeling of huge « traffic heatpoints » like Place de la Bastille or Place de la Nation, or the Seine Docks now pedestrians and that were created to decharge the huge traffic input on the upper roads, the lanes at place de la Nation for exemple went to something like 5/6 to 3. Honestly creating more room to pedestrians and bikes in the city is a good idea, but two problems came with that: - Anne Hidalgo RAISED the cost of public transportation over the years, particularly for us young people and students where some of gouvernement help was cutoff (university used to pay a part of you public transportation like your job would do), and even with that we have better price than everyday people, and to be clear, sometimes it gets cheaper to get your fine than paying the transportation card. - Also I’m coming from a popular background, I was forced to move out of city with my family because of out of control rising prices and became a « banlieusard », someone who lives in the suburbs. Every day many many MANY people need to take their cars to come into Paris to do their jobs, because to be fair, extra-muros transportation (like RER, going outside Paris) is outdated, surcharged, and pretty crappy, with too much problems to be reliable for people that need to go to work in time consistently. We’re not criticizing Anne Hidalgo for her work on the Bike rework of the city, but more on the fact that alternatives were not worked either, public transportation isn’t mordernised, and we have maaaaaany more problems in Paris like house pricing, sanity, and criminality that need to be adressed BEFORE pleasing tourists that want to discover the city with a bike.

I can only confirm everything that was said in this video, which is great by the way! Paris is changing and we are living a real revolution! Things are moving in the right direction!

I’ve been longing to go to Paris and witness this transformation, so thank you!! I’d like to suggest one difference between North American and European cities you may not have touched upon, and that is car size. I live and cycle in NYC. Over 15 years ago I stayed for a month in Paris and brought my racing bike. “Crazy” Paris traffic felt extremely mild compared to what I’m used to and I enjoyed riding around. Upon reflection I realized part of the reason is Europeans drive much smaller cars. In this video I noticed a lot of low sedans; in the US everyone’s in a humongous SUV. Sure, a small car can still kill you, but for some reason they feel less terrifying to ride amongst.

Great video ! One thing you didn't mention when talking about the dangerous arc de triomphe roundabout is that there is a circular two way bycicle path in the adjacents streets surrounding the roundabout that allows you to cross safely and easily, no one crosses straight through.

i'm sorry, did i just hear "acoustic bicycle"? i will never describe my bicycle in any other way, ever again. thank you so much for this.

I think that color coding for bicycle infrastructure would work wonders here. Getting spammed to death with stencil painted bicycles every meter or so really distracts from traffic.

C'est beau de voir des gens avec suffisamment de convictions pour porter des projets qui impliquent de revoir des habitudes comme celle de se déplacer en voiture dans nos villes. J'espère que nous aurons le courage de le faire également à Montréal.

This is the first time in a while I felt excited to visit Paris again! I do wonder why e scooters are banned in Dutch cities though, here in Germany they really change life in Metropol regions and they are very, very fun :D

Something I noted when visiting Seville in Spain recently. Scooters and Bikes seem to be able to co-exist in the same dedicated traffic areas, but Scooters have an extra advantage. They are way more portable meaning you can carry them onto buses, trains, metros and trams. This makes them more useful than bikes in some instances.

Woah this might actually put Paris on our list of places to visit now!

The Vélib scheme in Paris is incredible! There are so many points around the city there's no point in buying a bike. And it's extremely affordable. Paris is also a very bike-friendly city, with plentiful dedicated bike lanes. I'd like to see a video on Milan on this channel. The entire city centre is ruined for cyclists with this old paving that makes it impossible to get around on two wheels, even though there's a bike hire service

I live in Ann Arbor, MI and I hope we can continue installing protected bicycle lanes here as well. I know what you mean about the new improved areas feeling awesome, but as soon as you deviate it's back to a stressful experience. Hopefully the new improvements create a network effect with more bicyclists being attracted, and then we have more people advocating for more improvements. It's also interesting that these improvements in a city like Paris support so many people, so they're even more worth the investment (vs a town like Ann Arbor). I wish the major cities in America would take advantage of that opportunity as well, but car culture here is so ingrained in our society. It will take a long time for improvements like Paris is doing to be seen in an American city.

4:00 It even has ELECTRIC bicycle along with regular ACCOUSTIC bicycle. Enjoyed that joke !!

I live in the Netherlands for most of my life, your videos have made me realise how good we have it here when it comes to our infrastructure. I never even think about it. Great stuff, keep up the good work.

I live in Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside of Paris. It’s true, things are getting better, quite fast, but it is a mess. I see many things that could be done, like a simple back path from Boulogne-Billancourt to La Défense along the Seine away from traffic that could easily be done, but aren’t yet done. The good thing is that the easier it is to bicycle the more people will bicycle, and those new cyclists will support the politicians that support bicycling. It’s like the chicken or the egg, which comes first ? But once things get going, you don’t even have to ask such questions. There will be eggs and chickens everywhere.

Lived there for four and a half year between 2008 and 2014, always had my velib card (yes, even during the mess with the company change), and it is really great to see this kind of improvements!

It's also interesting to see so much people on bike in winter. The big shift to bikes happened quite recently with the pandemic, but there is already a big adoption from Parisians used to cars and public transportation

11:46 Yes I live in Paris and yes I start walking but only after making eye-contact with the drivers. Once one car stops the other follow normally. I try to impose my pedestrian priority where I can with a clear eye for my safety. BTW, next time you can also take similar TGV trains to Lyon, Marseilles etc. It is not expensive and just 2-3 hours extra.

I've never had a strong desire to see Paris, this makes me actually want to go in a few years.

4:48 that's it, I'm moving to Paris

In Lyon, (2nd or 3rd city in France), bike lanes and traffic have been greatly. In particular yield signs for bikes are great, they allow you to cross way smoother than having to put your foot down and start again

I've been teaching myself french over the past year or so, so this is so exciting to give me yet another reason to visit france! Merci!

Loved the night ride interview with propel.

Things I loved and want here (MPLS/St Paul, MN): 1. The cyclist counters (much like the trackers on water bottle filling fountains), 2. The water fountains, 3. The explicit permission for cyclists to treat red lights like yield signs. There are SO MANY intersections at which that would make sense!

2:27 gotta love the enthusiasm of the guy riding the e-scooter

Oh my gosh. I was there for Christmas 2019 and absolutely loved the city...except for the INSANE traffic. I've only seen traffic like that in Manhattan & it was miserable. Seeing some of the same streets changed so dramatically makes me tear up a bit. It's marvelous. I only wish more cities had real leadership that could get this sort of thing done. Now I really can't wait to visit Paris again.

0:36 hey wait a second

Biggest change is rural belgium. Good example is west-flanders. Where they build bicicle lanes on every road(!)

Wow, this is amazing!!! AND YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME FOR ADAPTING THE ACOUSTIC BIKE TERM FROM MOUNTAINBIKING!!!!! You Rock,,Jason!!!

My aunt lived in Paris. Late 50’s and 60’s. On occasions when we visited when out walking if my aunt wished to cross the road she used her metal tipped umbrella, which she always carried. If a car got too close she just dragged it up the bonnet! She never hesitated.😂

This should be the priority hierarchy for any city; 1) Pedestrians on foot, wheel chairs, etc. 2) Bicycles, manual scooters 3) e-Bicycles, e-scooters 4) All other vehicles (including motor cycles) Public transportation should have separate lanes/passages and should be able to travel seamlessly with minimum interruptions.

eu adoraria ver mudanças assim em São Paulo !

Very interesting, as your videos always are. I'm happy to see that Paris can still be a modern city. I must admit I'm a little surprised (and very glad) that Mrs Hidalgo was not stopped by rich people or businesses. It gives me some hope in humanity (which is very needed these years). Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.

You have to visit Karlsruhe, it's one of the most bike-friendly cities in Germany and that's not even the best part. The tram Karlsruhe is a dual system light rail system in city and the surrounding area. The transport system combines inner-city tram routes with railroad routes in the surrounding area, thus opening up the entire Mittlerer Oberrhein region and establishing connections to neighboring regions. As well as a new subway. Plus it has a brewery that looks like a castle and a large park in the center of city.

I'm definitely stealing "acoustic bicycles"

OUAIS! I lived in Paris, as a cyclist, for the two years saw these changes! So Many good point in this video, and I could sing praises for Anne Hidalgo's implementations for DAYS. Re Velib, at the beginning of this period (2019-ish), the measures were just starting to come in place, and this was reflected by masses of well-stocked Velib stations around the city, at this point it was never hard to find one. Towards the end (late mid 2021), it became increasingly hard, and normal to have to walk past 2-3 stations, particularly in the more 'residential' areas. I would actually say that this is one big flaw with Velib- the mass move of bicycles from such areas to teh centre of town/ business areas during the day. There are people who sometimes re-stock the stations, but it isn't that frequent, honestly. Velib should definitely look into spedning more money wrangling bikes back to the edges of the city. This haas the mirror effect of making it hard to find parking stations in town- a solutin needs to be found. As a young person who associated almost exclusively with other young people, this was my life-pass, I gave up my Navigo (you can sneak on buses for free, lol) and didn't miss it at all. I know very few young people with their own bike, and every single one of my friend had a Veliba ccount- it became our normal method of transport. It's so easy, and makes you so happy to fly around teh city! I have to disagree re bad infrastructure coming off the 'main roads', as a now experienced city cyclist, and soemone who really does know Paris well, this is not the case. On small, residential rods, this istrue, but in most cases there are clearly marked cycle lanes. I can't claim to know the Netherlandsih cycle system (one day)- but, compared to what I've known before (London-simply awful), and now (Edinburgh- awful), and how Paris was beofre- it's fabtastic. I think the Rivoli changes need to be contextualised- this is the main thoroughfare through the city, going from Concore to Bastill, following the Seine, and cuts out lots of small roads. Hidalgo has crafted a cycle highway. Rivoli is the French oxford st. Other countries shouldlook to Paris as an example- it can be done, it needs to be done.

This is absolutely great! Also, the party flute sound was brilliant!

When I was in Paris as a child I saw that the Saine river was unreachable and mainly parking space next to it. It felt so good to see people instead of dead space near the Saine when I was there around two years ago.

Watching this from Paris. Thanks for coming here! Your videos got me into appreciating urbanism. I've been living in a car dependent suburb 30km away from Paris until my 20's, your videos taught me a whole new way to describe the issues people face in French suburbs.

Hi, first of all great video. I live in Paris and with regard to the Arc de Triomphe there is a protected cycle path in a parallel street that allows you to go in all the streets of the Arc de Triomphe while being protected, it is the rue de Presbourg which then becomes rue de Tilsitt. Secondly it is true that the bike tracks were not equipped with lights for the bikes but gradually all the bike tracks are equipped with lights. Finally, just to clarify most of the cycle paths that you have shown were made in a hurry, we will have to wait a few years for these tracks to be definitive with the right protections and the right lights. I just discovered the channel with this video, it's great👍🏼.

I’m born and raised in la habra California in north Orange County. If a city in so cal can do this, i think it’s la habra. It’s a 3,092.78/km2 dense city with approximately 60k population. Almost purely stroads but you can feel safe biking within the blocks, slowly, on the sidewalk and grass. Amongst other things, you’ve inspired to leave my country, but now I want to try to do something here in my hometown.

This is amazing. I live in Buenos Aires and everyone says (and I can relate) it looks like Paris. Interestingly, recently the Minister of Transporation has also made it clear that bikes are the future and now the city (although small) has now 260km in cycling lanes and you can safely cycle to most places in the city. I wonder, however, how some people would react politically to these changes as here, there are many car advocates that believe their taxes should not go to bike lanes

This is great, I recognize many similar things happening in Stockholm. As my city is going through a similar process (although far more slowly and less drastically unfortunately). Parking stops being directly converted to bike parking, electric scooters absolutely everywhere, and some inconsistencies and rough edges. (Which I guess aren’t as bad because they’re going more slowly.) All desperately needed improvements of course. We can’t let ourselves be outdone by the Danes in Copenhagen for much longer!

Nice video as always. Love to see that places are improving; good infrastructure doesn’t need to be restricted to a few places.

This is incredible, never thought it was possible. Bravo!

I love Paris. Sadly, I haven't had the opportunity to visit the city since 2007. If Paris can become quieter via EVs, bike lanes, and pedestrian streets, that would make it even better. Equally, an increase in public green-space and urban tree-cover would also be excellent. I hope to visit again someday and check out these things. The Paris Metro already gives the city a huge leg up over most other global cities of the same size. I really don't know why anyone would choose to drive in Paris.

Here in Zurich, the majority still lacks dedicated bike lanes, but at least we're getting a bike tunnel. But what Zurich still lacks in bike infrastructure, it more than compensates for with world-class public transport and a strict anti-car and pro-human policy. So it's okay. Fun fact: The tunnel was originally built for a autobahn Y-junction in the middle of the city -- which was then never realized.

Hey, I hope you make a video on the changes in Barcelona in the last couple of years too. It's not ideal but it's also improving and it would be interesting to hear your comments and suggestions. Thanks for your great content, it's always a pleasure to watch your videos!

Cheers. I've hated my city for as long as i can remember but with cars getting pushed away from the city I feel it becomes like a giant village instead of a noisy car city.

I once visited Paris on a school trip 4 years ago, we rented bikes on one of the days. The route that we planned out was supposed to be bycicle friendly, but it was still terrible compared to the Netherlands (where I live). Personally I liked the Paris metro, the metro system is so dense in the central part of Paris that almost any destination could be reached within reasonable walking distance from the metro. However, I think that traveling from the suburbs to other parts of the city often isn't that easy, so bikes could definitely help connecting the suburbs to the public transport system and other parts of the city as well.

I'm from Toulouse, another French city, where bikes are pretty relaxing to use, but this vid on Paris is making me envious ! Even tho I find what we have in my city serviceable enough, I want what they're having over there now !

I don't usually cycle in Paris as I live in the suburbs but this improvemnt has been noticed and feels great. Even as a pedestrian it's preferable. Can't wait also for the Grand Paris Express which will give us metro access to the suburbs!