The State of Cycling in Paris - Part 1/3 (Thesis)

Paris has a declared, bold goal of being the "Best City in the World for Cycling... by 2020". Thus spake the Mayor Anne Hidalgo back in 2014. So what does an urban designer - who specializes in bicycle infrastructure and bike-friendly cities all over the world - think when he takes a deep dive into the State of Cycling in Paris? Three years after the "declared goal"? Let's find out in this three-part series. Mikael's website: https://colville-andersen.com Links: Bike-friendly cobblestones in Copenhagen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SIaZYT7v0o Cobblestones in Lviv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQgp1Oztmo Thanks to urban designer Romain Loubiere from https://cyclablebydesign.com for help with research and filming and wine-drinking. 0:00 Intro/Context 2:45 Faubourg-St Antoine 4:38 Rue de Renard 5:51 Blvd de Belleville 7:00 Av de la République 10:43 Left Bank 11:57 Pont au Change 13:02 Cobblestones 16:27 Bus Stops 17:05 Vélib Bikeshare 22:39 Simple Ideas 25:02 Place de la Concorde #hegel #philosophy #urbanism #urbanplanning #urbandesign #cycling #bicyclefriendly #paris #france #expert #bikes #bike #bikelife #velib #bikeshare #design #designer #critique