Paris aims for ‘zero deaths and zero serious injuries on the road’-plans to add 140 kilometers of new bike lanes to the existing 454 kilometers.

“Most cycling deaths happen in this same way, which raises the issue of intersection safety,”

The municipality pledged to make 420 intersections safer by 2032 – with 56 already scheduled to be completed by 2027 – by physically separating car and bicycle traffic, either through permanent infrastructure or so-called “tactical” measures, using inexpensive and quick-to-install black plastic bollards.