How Cities Can Use Paris as a Model for Implementing Safer Street Infrastructure - July 2024

How Cities Can Use Paris as a Model for Implementing Safer Street Infrastructure – July 2024

Crowds of people at Rue Montorgueil pedestrian street in Paris, France

The article examines how Paris has successfully transformed its urban infrastructure to prioritize pedestrian safety, reduce car dependency, and improve public transportation. Through policies like limiting car speeds, expanding cycling routes, and converting car-centric spaces into pedestrian zones, Paris has reduced car traffic, pollution, and accidents. The article suggests that U.S. cities, particularly New York, can look to Paris as a model for implementing similar changes, though it notes that such transformations require long-term commitment and may face public resistance.