As social distancing measures reduce the space available in public transport, many citizens switch to using their bikes. In many municipalities, this increases the need for bike lanes.
To ease the pressure of overcrowded buses and metro cars, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo invites all residents who can ride a bicycle to do so. To provide the increasing number of cyclists with enough space on Paris’s streets, Ms. Hidalgo decided to open 50 km of new cycle lanes.
To find out more about this policy, watch this video (in German) or read this article.