In which districts in Paris is it pleasant to cycle? And above all, who are the most mobilized city councilors? The Paris en Selle association published this Saturday morning his ranking at mid-term of the cycling policy of the capital’s district mayors.
“The elected representatives of the 12th, 14th and 9th are standing out while those of the 17th, 19th and 16th will have a lot of work to do to catch up” writes the association, which analyzed in these districts the progress of the Plan Vélo, the removal of the surface car parking and the creation of parking for two wheels, or the establishment of two-way cycle paths in the streets at 30 km/h, based in particular on a survey for Parisian cyclists.
At the top of this ranking we find two elected environmentalists from EELV and one from the Horizons group, the party of Edouard Philippe. In order, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie (EELV), mayor of the 12th, Carine Petit (EELV), mayor of the 14th and Delphine Bürkli (Horizons), mayor of the 9th.
Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie congratulated
The first in this ranking is known for getting around Paris by bike, she has even been recently attacked by a biker during a bicycle ride. “The mayor of the 12th arrondissement has put cycling at the heart of each of the Beautify Your Neighborhood consultations. This enabled the creation of the Charenton Vélorue, an ambitious overhaul of the traffic plan and the creation of trails on secondary axes of the Vélo Plan. The 12th arrondissement is also in the top 3 of the districts best rated by respondents to our survey. The Cycling Plan is well advanced, notably with the creation of trails on Ledru Rollin, rue de Charenton and avenue de Nogent,” writes Paris en Selle in its balance sheet.
In the last three ranks of this ranking are two elected Republicans: Francis Szpiner, mayor of the 16th arrondissement, is dead last; and Geoffroy Boulard, mayor of the 17th, is in 15th position, out of 17 districts. “Despite the considerable delay in terms of cycle paths (2 times less cycle facilities per km2 than the Parisian average), this mandate is not that of catching up, due to a lack of real will from the town hall of arrondissement” denounces the association regarding the mayor of the 16th.
“Almost no achievements in three years” in the 19th
More surprising, an elected official from the majority, François Dagnaud (PS), the mayor of the 19th arrondissement. “Almost no achievements in three years”, tackles Paris en Selle. “The 19th benefits from a network of 20 km of trails, all our main roads are occupied by cycle paths, this association does not take into account the starting point”, storms from 20 minutes François Dagnaud, who says he wants to do things “well and in order”. “We don’t make coronapists, we make real tracks. We could have decided to make trails on our own by developing them from above but we respect the residents. We hold consultations and real projects are delivered,” adds the mayor.
As a conclusion, Paris en Selle “calls on all district mayors to take advantage of the remaining three years of mandate to accelerate on the cycling issue. »