CIt will be a legacy of the Olympic Games. Traffic on the Paris ring road will remain limited to 50 km/h, compared to 70 km/h before the Olympic competition. This measure, wanted by the mayor of Paris, was confirmed by the first person concerned on Monday, September 9. “As for the 50 km/h, that’s my decision. It will be on the 1is “October,” assured Anne Hidalgo on RTL. “We have been working on it since 2018. It is not new,” she continued.
Paris City Hall had already announced, at the end of November 2023, that it was considering lowering the speed limit on the 35-kilometer Paris ring road. “A public health measure for the 500,000 people who live near the ring road,” according to it. Anne Hidalgo also wants to reserve a lane for carpooling, taxis and public transport, as during the Olympic and Paralympic Games which ended this Sunday. For this last proposal, the decision is up to the State.
“On October 1st, the Paris ring road will increase to 50 km/h”@Anne_Hidalgo In #RTLMatin with @ThomasSotto pic.twitter.com/wrYR0iO8XE
— RTL France (@RTLFrance) https://twitter.com/RTLFrance/status/1833024753562529913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
A measure deemed “antisocial”
Since the Paris city hall had announced its intention to reduce the speed limit on the ring road, it had encountered opposition from the government and the police headquarters. Former Transport Minister Clément Beaune had notably expressed his opposition to this measure in af […] Read more
