Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has pledged €200 million to expand bike lanes and improve intersection safety for cyclists across Paris by 2032.
A newly unveiled municipal plan targets a further 140 kilometres of cycle paths to be rolled out across the French capital, with 220 kilometres of one-way streets adapted to let cyclists travel in both directions. The city also plans to redesign 420 intersections to reduce the risk to cyclists.
The new plan builds on Paris’ renowned status for cycling, a city that has observed a 47% increase in cyclists since 2020. Today, the French capital is home to 454 kilometres of dedicated bike lanes and a wider network of 1,600 kilometres when accounting for marked lanes on roads.
“The bicycle is transforming the way we live in the city and we must support and amplify this evolution,” Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said online alongside the launch of the new plan.
“This is the purpose of the 2027 to 2032 Bicycle Plan: €200 million, 140 kilometres of additional routes and 420 secure intersections. Our goal is Vision Zero: zero deaths and zero serious injuries on the road.”
French media Le Monde reports that seven cyclists have died in Paris in the last year. Six of these fatalities involved cyclists who were stationary when a truck turned and didn’t see them.
The new bicycle plan commits to the redesign of 420 junctions by 2032, with 56 to be delivered in 2027. This will include making bike lanes more visible and phased traffic lighting to adjust the duration of green lights based on cyclist density.
The plan also commits to deploying more police officers to oversee traffic and enforce regulations protecting vulnerable road users. Motor vehicles are involved in 64% of accidents that lead to a cyclists’ death or hospitalisation, the plan states, and in 85% of those involving pedestrians.
Paris has continuously implemented measures to reallocate urban space in recent years. The city imposed a limited traffic zone in 2024 which bans through-traffic across its four central arrondissements. This followed a vote to triple parking charges for SUVs which saw the price per hour hit €18 in the city centre. Last year, the city voted in favour of pedestrianising 500 streets with 10,000 parking spots to be removed in accordance.
