- The municipal elections are held on March 15 and 22, 2020. Each Monday, 20 Minutes will address a theme of the campaign. Today, mobility.
- Following recurrent tensions between the different users on the public road, in particular between pedestrians and cyclists, the candidates wish to offer safe, visible cycle paths, with suitable routes.
- They also advocate sanctions against those who do not comply with the Highway Code, with the return of minor fines and education and prevention.
If Strasbourg is recognized as being the city of the bicycle, it is also that of tensions between cyclists and pedestrians, even between cyclists and motorists. It is not uncommon to see altercations on bicycle paths or in pedestrian streets. It's also easy to see cyclists, with all the lights off, toasting at night with red lights with impunity or, conversely, for motorists hugging cyclists too closely, or cutting them off.
A very difficult cohabitation for users of public space which pollutes "living well together" and to which the candidates for municipal elections want to respond as quickly as possible.
Better identified cycle paths
There is unanimity among the candidates. Not enough visible, insufficient, aging, discontinuous, the question of cycle paths is partly responsible for the tensions between the different users. Many candidates are proposing to identify as quickly as possible the tension points "where there are conflicts of use, in order to rearrange and calm them," announces Jeanne Barseghian (Eco-citizen). It is important that pedestrians and cyclists have sufficient and separate space to be able to circulate. "Jean-Philippe Vetter (LR) regrets that they are not sufficiently marked and notes the ineffectiveness of" simple white bands along the roads. […] It's risky ". This is also obvious for Kévin Loquais (LFI Génération.s) who also proposes to “clearly separate the pedestrian and cycling routes by a border, where at least, a different surface. "
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The candidate Chantal Cutajar (Engaged Citizens) proposes to systematically put color markings on the ground at the crossroads, "as is the case in Copenhagen". Alain Fontanel (LREM), stresses the importance of putting "everyone in their place, protecting pedestrians in pedestrian areas and on sidewalks". Or even, during periods of high traffic, such as Saturday afternoon, "to impose the rule of dismounting for cyclists in certain pedestrian areas. Strasbourg must become the capital of responsible cycling ”.
Awareness and sanctions
"Responsible"? As for sanctions, the candidate LREM promises to be uncompromising and "put an end to impunity for cyclists. To systematically verbalize in the event of non-compliance with the Highway Code, but also targeted actions for bicycle deliverers. Firmness, however, conditioned on awareness-raising, prevention, especially for the youngest and the return of minor fines (tested for a time in Strasbourg). "They must clearly be restored to protect pedestrians and reduce the number of accidents," argues Jean Philippe Vetter. All the candidates are attached to the importance of pedagogy. Minor fines, yes, but as part of an education process for all ages, especially for those caught in the act, insists Jeanne Barseghian. Ditto for Catherine Trautmann (PS), who wishes to reinforce "controls with warning" and "the sanction of last resort when it is necessary".
New bike paths
This is another lever on which the candidates intend to rely to pacify the streets and sidewalks of the city. Dedicated facilities for cyclists, separated from pedestrians if possible, secure. When Jean Vetter proposes above all to establish "a great plan for the continuity of cycle paths", Catherine Trautmann wishes to map them with an update in real time via a dedicated application. Jeanne Barseghian is proposing new routes such as "an attractive cycle route bypassing the city center, connected to cycle paths coming from different sectors and suburbs". Alain Fontanel is proposing the development of a “bicycle-loop to effectively bypass the Big Island” and marking preferential routes for bikes in the hypercentre, towards the streets less frequented by pedestrians.
Remain to the candidates, to arrive at their ends, to cross at the head the finish line next March 15 and 22.
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