This measure, mentioned on Tuesday by Emmanuel Grégoire, the first deputy mayor of Paris, would "prevent people from returning to public transport too massively at the same time".

How to avoid too large gatherings as soon as the confinement ends? The Paris City Hall is considering the possibility of temporarily transforming the boulevards of the capital into cycle paths during the deconfinement planned from May 11. This was what the first deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, said on Tuesday.

"To prevent people from returning to public transport too massively at the same time, (we are working on the possibility of) creating temporary cycle paths," he announced on BFM Paris. "Christophe Najdovski (deputy mayor of Paris in charge of mobility, editor's note), is working on the concept of tactical town planning, which consists of creating temporary accommodation to meet needs linked to the crisis", he said. precise.

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"Accelerating the development of the bicycle as a mobility practice"

Emmanuel Macron announced Monday the beginning of deconfinement from May 11, accompanied by a gradual reopening of schools and nurseries, and a resumption of activity.

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For Emmanuel Grégoire, "the idea" behind this proposal is to encourage "people who can do without going on public transport" to do so, to avoid "risks" but also to "accelerate the development of cycling as a mobility practice ". "We have been working on it for some time. We will have the opportunity to clarify it in the coming weeks," he said.