The Paris Métro is set to expand in a big way with “a new 200-kilometer (120-mile) system that will add four lines and 68 brand-new stations to the network.” I love the investments Paris is making in its non-car transportation infrastructure.
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This métro update is long overdue -- and needed -- but indeed this is very good news. And today the agglomeration of Montpellier made public transportation free for all residents: another great news.
They're also greatly improving above ground transportation with an extended street tram system circling the city.
Jason: the accent is on the e, not the o, as in métro :)
Oh god, this is why I always copy-and-paste words like this and obviously didn't in this case. Fixed.
My city just granted additional parking spaces for the new Panera Bread location. So you could say I'm practically living in Paris.
It seems too often transit infrastructure is a political or jobs program in the US as opposed to serious efforts to deeply shift modes toward greater sustainability. Our costs are astronomical and alone prevent us from investing in this sort of actually game-changing vision. Hats off to Paris for embarking on this journey and for all of the incredible urban quality of life work they've been doing—the city has proven to be a real model for moving past car-centricity.
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