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>But the city itself has seen a steep drop in car ownership, from 60 percent of households in 2001, to 35 percent today. Having lived in Paris for 4 years (and
by on_and_off 7y ago
>But the city itself has seen a steep drop in car ownership, from 60 percent of households in 2001, to 35 percent today.
Having lived in Paris for 4 years (and I guess I could be accused of being a bobo since I am an engineer and I care about mitigating climate change), I wonder what the situation of these 35% is.
I sold my car as soon as I moved in Paris. The subway is just as efficient in almost all cases without having to drive.
And driving in Paris is just the worst..
- _n_b_ 7y ago> I wonder what the situation of these 35% is. Easy. Live in Paris, work in the Banlieue somewhere inconvenient to an RER station...
- megaremote 7y agoEasy, get a new job or move. Not sure why all of Paris has to suffer because you are incapable of working out these problems on your own? Or get a bike or scooter to finish the last mile.
- on_and_off 7y agoI was just wondering from a stat perspective :) I do know that there are cases where you still need a car. I did dig up some info : https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1285604 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1285604 Interestingly, it looks like the current mayor is just pushing the city in the direction where it is already going.
- baud147258 7y agoThe "less car" direction was already started by the previous mayor, though.
- baud147258 7y agoMy brother lives in Paris and works in multiple construction sites all around Paris, usually in cities without any train line, so he has no choice but to use his (company-provided) car.