> "She has made highways along the Seine car-free and last year, during coronavirus lockdowns, oversaw the creation of over 100 miles of new bike paths. She pla

> "She has made highways along the Seine car-free and last year, during coronavirus lockdowns, oversaw the creation of over 100 miles of new bike paths. She plans to limit cars in 2022 in the heart of the city, along half of the Right Bank and through the Boulevard Saint Germain." > "Parisians have heeded the call: A million people in a metropolis of 10 million are now pedaling daily. And Paris now ranks among the world’s top 10 cycling cities." This is pretty awesome. I had no idea that Paris has become so bike-centric since I last was there (which was probably more than 6 years ago). It sounds fantastic. Weird that the article tries to put such a negative spin on it. Of course, the people and the city need to learn how to handle this, figure out what traffic arrangements work best, enforce laws and maybe fine bikers who run red lights and ignore zebras, but it's not like Paris traffic wasn't already anarchy before. Instead of looking at Copenhagen, perhaps they should look at Amsterdam, which is also a very bike-oriented city with a strong and old bicycle culture, but also a strong anarchistic streak and lots of cyclists who flaunt the rules. Lots of people complain about it, but most of the time it actually works fine. (I stick strictly to the rules nowadays because I want to set a good example to my children, but that was very different when I was a student.)