French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris, thanks to recent work to make the city more bicycle friendly: Forbes

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The way Parisians are now traveling from the suburbs to the city center, especially during peak periods, has undergone a revolution thanks in part to the building of many miles of cycleways. ...

Those cyclists now on the streets and roads of central Paris are not Spandex-clad professionals as seen on the Tour de France but everyday transportation cyclists. ...

For journeys from the outskirts of Paris to the center, the number of cyclists now far exceeds the number of motorists, a huge change from just five years ago. Most of the journeys recorded were commuter trips. . . .

Culling cars has been far more popular than her petrolhead critics predicted, with Paris becoming cleaner and healthier to boot.

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