Fewer and fewer cars in the capital? According to a document from the city's road and travel department, revealed by Les Échos on Friday, car traffic fell by 19% under the mandate of Anne Hidalgo. And between 2018 and 2019, car traffic fell 8.1% in Paris, a record.
“This is a record since automatic counts have been made. And performance could have been even better if the strike in public transport (SNCF and RATP) had not prompted Ile-de-France residents to restart the engine in December, "said the newspaper, which recalls that traffic jams in the capital have increased three points last year, reaching 39%.
"It was the right that started to fight against the car"
Frédéric Héran, lecturer in town planning at Lille 1 University, explains to Les Echos that "it is the right that started to fight against the car". He mentions in particular the posts installed on the sidewalks under Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris, then a notable decline in automobile traffic under Jean Tibéri.
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- Rachida Dati
- Bike
- congestion
- Anne Hidalgo
- Car
- Paris