Recent Streetsblog USA posts about France

French Warn Parents of an Underestimated Roadway Danger: Toxic Masculinity

By Kea Wilson | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think — and that they can save lives by teaching their children about the dangers of toxic masculinity long before they ever get behind the wheel.

Can An App That Pays Americans to Walk Get Them To Leave Their Cars At Home?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 31, 2022 | No Comments

Its creator is optimistic that the app has the potential to get Americans walking — or at least, to get them talking about why walking matters.

Left (Brussels): Dustin Bowdige, CC. Right (Strasbourg): Daniel J. Schwarz, CC

Cycling Through COVID-19: Brussels and Strasbourg

By Ralph Buehler and John Pucher | Oct 14, 2022 | No Comments

Brussels only got serious about promoting cycling in 2010 — but Strasbourg, France, had a head start on most of Europe. Learn about how both cities adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cycling Through COVID-19: Paris

By Ralph Buehler and John Pucher | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments

Paris wasn't always a cycling-friendly city, until about 25 years ago — and during COVID-19, it made even more progress towards its goal of becoming 100 percent cyclable.

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What US Cities Can Learn from the Bikeways of Paris

By Streetsblog | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

People have been visiting Paris for centuries for the food, the wine, the museums, the cheese and even the snails, but when New Yorkers head to the City of Light these days, all they see are the bike lanes.

What the US Can Learn from the European Approach to Controlling Vehicle Emissions

By Yonah Freemark and Wesley Jenkins | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

The US transportation sector isn’t adapting quickly enough to the climate crisis by reducing emissions. A better adaptation strategy will require not only shifting how people move by getting them out of cars and onto bikes and public transportation, but also replacing the vehicle fleet with more efficient automobiles that are less reliant on fossil fuels.

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