In the past decade, Paris has seen an unprecedented mobility revolution with the creation of 550km of cycle lanes. Five million cyclists used Boulevard Sébastopol in 2023. In 1975, almost one in two Parisians owned a car. Fifty years later, two-thirds no longer have one at all.

The bike lanes in Paris are so good my pregnant wife felt comfortable riding around town. The electric assist @Velib bikes were a nice surprise too.

Trying to parse the last sentence. Are you saying it went from ~45% to 33% car ownership? Def great to see the positive effects of the recent changes, but the language in that sentence seems intended to exaggerate the magnitude.

@TrailwayBB it could happen here

Exceptional change indeed! The only problem is they don't know what to do with these lanes in intersections. You're on your own there...

Amazing...👍👌

Wow. And love your energy

So ownership has gone from 49% to 33% in 50 years. And the population is stable/falling afaik. So congestion must be much lower, right?

Paris is barely a city on a global comparison. In both size and population.

@DJChocolateMLK Curious - historically - how many days does it rain each year?

@CarFreeRoutes Remember that in Central London, Glasgow, Edinburgh & many other UK cities barely 30% of households own a car BUT from @DonaldShoup & others over 25% of 'land' is used for barely 40% of day to store unused cars (12 sq.m) whilst drivers (0.5sq.m) are at work/shops Twice a day >>