The Sébastopol track in Paris, "the most used cycle route in the world"

What are the most frequented cycle paths in Paris?

According to the town hall, we find in order the Sébastopol track, the one that runs along the Quai d'Austerlitz, and finally that of the Cours la Reine, which runs along the Seine from Concorde to Radio France [see our map below].

On June 9, 2021, the Sébastopol track, which goes from Châtelet to Gare de l'Est, recorded more than 17,200 passages, according to David Belliard, assistant in charge of the transformation of public space, interviewed by

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"Which makes it the most used cycle route in the world", comments the elected official, for whom "there is a fundamental trend and a real desire of Ile-de-France and Ile-de-France residents to use the bicycle as a means of transport for the daily, the "vélotaf" ".

In Paris, 7% of trips are made by bicycle, against less than 5% before confinement.

And 68% of coronapist users use them to go to work, according to the Paris city hall.

“We have a level of bicycle riders that continues to grow.

And we are only at the beginning of the bicycle explosion, ”says David Belliard.

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