Brent ToderianNov 27, 2022
The new Paris 2021-26 urban biking plan will invest €250 million to, among other things, make 52km of pandemic bike-lanes permanent; add 130km of new bike-lanes; add 130K new bike parking spots; & teach all elementary school students to bike.

Leadership.

https://www.paris.fr/pages/un-nouveau-plan-velo-pour-une-ville-100-cyclable-19554

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Un nouveau plan vélo pour une ville 100 % cyclable

Aménagement de nouvelles infrastructures, développement massif de solutions de stationnement sécurisé, renforcement de l’écosystème vélo… Le plan vélo 2021-2026 vise à faire de Paris une ville 100% cyclable.

Show threadBeth D KicinskiNov 27, 2022
@BrentToderian When I was in primary school, all the local children (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) took part in road safety and cycling through a special training facility located at the Ballarat Airport. That infrastructure still exists, even if it is run down. Might be time for someone to revive it.
Show threadfuzzbizzNov 27, 2022
@no1historychick @BrentToderian Do they teach drivers not to kill children? Because teaching kids seems like it shouldn't be necessary.
Show threadindri
@fuzzbizz @no1historychick @BrentToderian
Of course you have to teach children how to move in traffic, especially on a bike. No matter how alert drivers are there's a limit how fast you can react to a child suddenly stepping out behind a parked truck for example.
Nov 27, 2022 at 9:35amWeb
Show threadfuzzbizzNov 27, 2022
@indri @no1historychick @BrentToderian while true, it's depressing. Basically an active driver drill.
Show threadindriNov 27, 2022
@fuzzbizz @no1historychick @BrentToderian
I don't see it that way at all. Traffic in some form is necessary while guns are not. Learning to navigate traffic is a part of life that children have to learn like saying hello and thank your or paying at the grocery store.
From conventions like how a traffic light works or to step right to give way on a sidewalk to looking left-right-left before crossing a street.
Show threadindriNov 27, 2022
@fuzzbizz @no1historychick @BrentToderian
And of course a lot more when 6th graders are allowed to use their bike on the street.