Now, its bike-lane jams speak to a cycling revolution that is reshaping the capital of France — long a country of car-lovers, home to Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. This revolution, like others ...

Because bikes can skirt around traffic jams – and park just about anywhere – they're often faster than cars on congested city streets. That's why bicycle couriers exist, and it's also why the ...

I can cross the centre from Bastille to the Champs-Elysées in 20 minutes, overtaking cars stuck in traffic jams. Paris was made to be a cycling city long before it became one.

Now with the summer Olympics ready to kick off, Paris is kicking it into high gear. The city had already installed a wide network of protected bike lanes, but has now added another 60 km (37 miles ...

Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting.

Ah, Paris: the Eiffel Tower, The Arc de Triomphe, and the appalling traffic jams all throughout the city. However, if Mayor Bertrand Delanoë has anything to say about it, car traffic will soon be ...

As Paris evolves to become a bike-first city, citizens say that the capital’s spirit is willing—but its infrastructure is not. Skip to main content Newsletter ...

Climate Solutions Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

Paris is a city where motor vehicles have long been king. But now, it's seeing rivers of cyclists. And with biking hitting record numbers, so too have come bike-lane traffic jams. The cycling ...