Talking Headways Podcast: Vive La Transportation Révolution
Paris Deputy Mayor of Transportation and Public Space Christophe Najdovski discusses the stunning array of improvements to transit and streets currently underway in Paris: expanding the subway and tram networks, better cycling infrastructure, and more car-free streets and public spaces, including the pedestrianization of roadways along the Seine.
By
Jeff Wood
11:48 AM EST on December 21, 2017
This week we return to the NACTO Designing Cities conference to hear from Paris Deputy Mayor of Transportation and Public Space Christophe Najdovski.
Najdovski discusses the stunning array of improvements to transit and streets currently underway in Paris: expanding the subway and tram networks, better cycling infrastructure, and more car-free streets and public spaces, including the pedestrianization of roadways along the Seine.
Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.
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