A new cycling plan for a 100% bikeable city

Building towards a complete cycle network

180 km of new secure routes

• 130 km of new trails

• 52 km of "coronapistes" made permanent

• integration of the Île-de-France region's RER-Vélo and the Greater Paris metropolitan area's Vélopolitain, as well as continuity between Parisian bike lanes and bike lanes in neighboring towns.

• The Parisian Vélopolitain network integrates the regional RER Vélo routes and is part of the Vélopolitain network of the Greater Paris Metropolis, which extends beyond the Paris ring road to cover the entire metropolis.

• The secondary network is designed to complement the main network by providing a dense network to capture the bulk of bicycle trips over 1 km. This network is particularly useful for inter-arrondissement trips.

• The aim of the local service network is to enable cyclists to travel on every street in the capital, making it possible to travel by bike from end to end.

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Two-way cycling and developing local networks

The intersection and gateway safety

A concerted approach

Priority to bicycle traffic and public transport

Parking to meet every need

What's the current offer?

• 60,000 bicycle racks and a trial of racks for cargo bikes.

• Secure residential parking: 50 veloboxes representing 300 bicycle spaces, with a €75 annual subscription.

• Two bicycle stations (198 places at Gare de Lyon, 375 places at Gare Montparnasse); three "Véligo" stations (60 places at Gare Montparnasse, 40 places at Gare de l'Est, 40 places at Gare Saint-Lazare).

• Concession parking lots offer secure parking with 1,675 bicycle spaces, many featuring recharging points for electric bikes, and the number is continually increasing.

• Municipal subsidies cover up to 50% of the costs for installing secure bicycle shelters for social housing and condominiums.

Target: more than 130,000 new places

• 30,000 new parking spaces in public spaces, including 1,000 spaces reserved for cargo bikes.

• 40,000 new secure, self-access parking spaces near stations or at intermodal points, under the aegis of Île-de-France Mobilités by 2030.

• 10,000 new secure parking spaces in public spaces, excluding intermodality points (veloboxes or other types of secure residential parking available by subscription).

• 50,000 new places in the private sector (social landlords and condominiums, businesses).

• 1,500 spaces on City of Paris sites (parking for City of Paris employees).

• Secure parking requirements for all new construction/rehabilitation of private buildings, offices and establishments open to the public, and incentives if no major works are planned.

• The creation of temporary parking facilities to meet the specific demands of major events.

• Everything you need to know about bicycle parking in Paris

Safer, more comfortable travel comfortable

• Awareness-raising and communication actions carried out with/by the municipal police and the Police prefecture, notably around the issue of blind spots, which are still not common knowledge.

• Identification of theft and specific treatment to improve safety at these points.

• Enforcement actions by city officials to ensure compliance with bike lanes and bike locks.

• Safer junctions: further development of "Dutch-style" junctions and protective islands, continued marking of bicycle lanes.

• Upgrading the equipment of heavy goods vehicles in the city and its delegated fleet.

• the creation of a Code of the Street to facilitate cohabitation between all users, with reinforced control by the municipal police;

• signposting to help cyclists find their way around, but also to position themselves correctly and make it easier to get around on major roads;

• cleaning and clearing snow from cycle paths.

Supporting the cycling ecosystem

Training and maintenance

• Paris wants to extend the "Savoir rouler à vélo" (how to ride a bike) program to all elementary schools in the city, by introducing a "Permis vélo" (bike permit). The aim is to ensure that all young Parisians know how to ride a bike by the time they reach secondary school.

• Developing bike schools to facilitate adult learning.

• Creation of one self-repair workshop per arrondissement.

"Eco-mobility" aids

Support for associations

• adapt cycle paths to take into account the dimensions of three-wheeled bicycles;

• provide parking for these special bicycles, or even specific delivery areas for cargo bikes near major generators of two-wheeled traffic (large retailers such as Monoprix or Carrefour, for example);

• improve working conditions and status for self-employed delivery drivers.

Encourage cycling tourism

• The Scandiberica (EV3) covers 5,122 km of track between Norway and Spain;

• The London-Paris green avenue (V16) offers 470 km of cycle routes starting from the square in front of Notre-Dame ;

• The La Seine à vélo cycle route (V33), linking Paris to Le Havre, was inaugurated in October 2020 and offers 420 km of dedicated facilities along the Seine ;

• The Véloscénie (V40) links Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel over a 450 km route.

• Introduce regulations and accompanying measures to install bicycle storage facilities in tourist accommodation;

• Improve signage on the four major cycle routes through Paris, and signage to tourist sites to direct visitors, particularly from intermodal points or entrances to the city;

• Combine cycling with other forms of transport, in particular by allowing two-wheelers to be carried on board boats, coaches and trains;

• For touring cyclists wishing to visit tourist sites, set up lockers to store panniers and luggage.

• Pursue major cycling schemes, also on a metropolitan scale, to facilitate and encourage access by bike to major tourist sites in the Paris region (Château de Versailles, Saint-Denis Cathedral, Giverny, etc.).

Promoting the circular economy

• Develop partnerships, such as the one between the city and Repar, to salvage wrecked bicycles and restore them and/or salvage parts. In 2020, despite the health situation, over 800 bicycles were reconditioned for resale at lower cost.

• Create one self-repair workshop per arrondissement, i.e. 15 additional workshops.

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