Bicycle and car in a better mix

The basic idea is that bicycles and cars should work together in the neighbourhood – but with a new emphasis in favour of bicycles. Not prohibition, not displacement, but a new smart traffic mix that increases safety, reduces climate impact and improves coexistence in the neighborhood. In concrete terms, this means: • One-way streets will be introduced in the neighbourhood to reduce through traffic and calm traffic. As a result, the quarter is less misused as a transit route. • At the same time, selected streets will be upgraded to cycle streets on which bicycles have priority – but cars will still be allowed to drive. Cars are guests, not enemies. • This combination enables a new "bike-car mix" in the district: Bicycle first → car → climate better → safety higher. This does not create a fight between road users, but a cooperative balance that is realistic, can be implemented quickly, is politically compatible and socially acceptable. Significant effects • Safety increases: Children, the elderly, bicycles and pedestrians move more safely. • Peace and quiet in the neighbourhood: less stress, less noise, less through traffic. • Climate benefits: More everyday journeys are made by bicycle – without an extreme prohibition regime. • Political consensus possible: No one is excluded, the car remains part of the neighborhood. It is a shaping of the future, not a restriction. This idea can be launched as a pilot in a limited perimeter – extremely fast learning effect, minimal costs

Paris – "Vélo Ville" strategy Paris is massively expanding the priority for bicycles and allowing cars to continue to exist. → very high climate impact with high acceptance.

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