Hello! Back with a long one!

    Checking a few updates and upgrades in Paris, from the suburban backstreets to the heart of Paris.
    Today, a school zone currently pedestrianised in Fontenay-sous-Bois, and the LONG-AWAITED cycle paths on avenue de Nogent.
    In Paris we observe the final updates on rue de Charenton, including new bike parking being installed, and a tiny ‘Dutch’ roundabout.
    Finally, my very colourful and expressive disappointment in the seemingly ineffective layout of the ‘bike street’ section of rue de Charenton.

    What are your thoughts?
    – Is the forest path ‘too much’?
    – Is it a ‘Dutch’-style roundabout if there is no physical protection?
    – Your opinion of the bike street section of rue de Charenton ? How can it made safer? Did I overreact?

    (The answers are no but I’m biaised)

    Thank you for watching, I truly appreciate the recent bump in comments and subscriptions, that means a lot!

    00:00 Fontenay-sous-Bois — Backstreets
    03:10 Pedestrianised School Zone
    05:25 Rue Pierre Dulac – Backstreets
    08:00 Bois de Vincennes
    09:30 NEW PATH — Avenue de Nogent
    13:53 Vincennes — Around the Castle
    16:57 Avenue Daumesnil
    22:45 Paris — Porte Dorée
    24:45 Boulevard Poniatowski
    27:38 UPDATE — Rue de Charenton
    30:49 UPDATE — Small ‘Dutch’ Roundabout
    32:45 UPDATE — Charenton Bike Street

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    4 Comments

    1. The new forest path looked great, I would want lots of distance from traffic going that fast. It is an example of giving bikes lots of space only when it is easy to do so.

      That was a roundabout? Let’s call it an experiment.

      Charenton started so well with the bike only part but is another failed experiment. It needs at least two chicanes in the straight sections so cars can’t accelerate like they did here.

      Still way better than my city in quality and quantity. Thanks for the vid.

    2. En sortant de fontenay, après le pont du RER, prendre la piste rue de la comtesse blanche, c'est plus court et plus sympa que la nouvelle piste. Bien que beaucoup utilisé par les livreurs 😉

    3. pour rentrer sur la bidir quand on vient de paris c'est hyper dangereux est ce que tu sais si ce sera modifié à terme ?

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