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Paris Has The Perfect Solution For Olympic Traffic, Even If Many People Will Hate It

26 Jul 2024 | Abstracted from Electrek

"Paris has spent years doubling down on its two-wheeled solution, pushing larger cars and vans out of the city center in favor of bikes and scooters...The city had already installed a wide network of protected bike lanes, but has now added another 60 km (37 miles) of those bike lanes to further connect specific Olympic sites...The city has also installed 10,000 new bike racks to give riders a secure place to lock their bikes outside of Olympic venues..."

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