Too much for some, not enough for others.

After the presentation, this Tuesday at a public meeting, of the "coronapists" sustainability project, two cycling associations criticized the policy for the development of cycle paths in Paris and considered that Anne Hidalgo's promise of a 100% cycle capital "will not be held".

“The elected officials have chosen the Grands Boulevards, one of the most strategic and priority axes of the Cycling Plan, to bury this objective”, believe Paris en Selle and Better move by bicycle (MDB).

"Elected officials have given up on developing Boulevard Saint-Martin for almost half a kilometer" where "cyclists will not have a cycle path separated from car traffic and will have to travel in the bus lane", deplore the two associations in a press release issued on Thursday.

The bicycle as an “adjustment variable”

"On the rest of the axis, the selected project includes unidirectional tracks on each side of too narrow a width, which will not be able to accommodate the volume of bicycles", they still reproach the elected officials who have " chosen to make the bicycle an adjustment variable".

With 250 million euros devoted to bike paths and parking, the sustainability of more than 50 km of "coronapists" and work "on new cycle paths", "our ambition is maintained and amplified", defended itself on Friday David Belliard, assistant (EELV) for the transformation of public space.

On Boulevard Saint-Martin, narrower than the others, the elected environmentalist, who evokes a "small section of 180 m" unsecured, "understands the annoyance, the disappointment" of cyclists but assumes the choice of “keep a bus lane”, choice “of balance between public transport, pedestrians and bicycles”.

Bad mark for Paris

The barometer of cycling cities, published on February 10 by the Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), was quite critical of Paris, which received the mention D, "synonymous with a moderately favorable climate for cycling", and lost five spots to rank 12th out of 38 among major cities.

While bicycle travel has exploded in the capital with the health crisis (+ 67% in 2020), "bicycle users are demanding a more ambitious bicycle policy, starting with a complete and uninterrupted cycle network", insists Paris in Saddle.

David Belliard puts this ranking into perspective, believing that the results of the barometer “are rather positive, except for safety”.

"That's why we invest a lot," he added.

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