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| Strasbourg plans orbital cycle routes to encourage residents out of their cars | Strasbourg plans orbital cycle routes to encourage residents out of their cars |
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| Strasbourg's urban council plans to build three orbital and nine radial cycle routes by 2020 to form the Vélostras network. The aim is to encourage residents to use bicycles for longer journeys, guaranteeing a cruising speed of at least 20km/h. | Strasbourg's urban council plans to build three orbital and nine radial cycle routes by 2020 to form the Vélostras network. The aim is to encourage residents to use bicycles for longer journeys, guaranteeing a cruising speed of at least 20km/h. |
| The Vélostras project looks like a giant spider's web cast across the conurbation (28 localities, population 482,000). There will be three orbital routes, the smallest one looping round Grand-île, the city's historic centre. The next one – the petite rocade – will run round the neighbourhoods adjoining the centre. The third and largest – the grande rocade – will connect the various localities on the outskirts of Strasbourg. | The Vélostras project looks like a giant spider's web cast across the conurbation (28 localities, population 482,000). There will be three orbital routes, the smallest one looping round Grand-île, the city's historic centre. The next one – the petite rocade – will run round the neighbourhoods adjoining the centre. The third and largest – the grande rocade – will connect the various localities on the outskirts of Strasbourg. |
| The cycle routes will take precedence over other traffic. Tracks will be wide enough to ride two abreast, and crossroads will be redesigned. | The cycle routes will take precedence over other traffic. Tracks will be wide enough to ride two abreast, and crossroads will be redesigned. |
| Two-thirds of the tracks are already in use because for the past 25 years the city has been encouraging cycling. The new plan involves upgrading existing infrastructure and filling in the gaps. Cycling accounts for 8% of journeys in Strasbourg, says Alain Jund, the council's Europe Ecology-Greens deputy leader, tasked with cycling policy. "Our goal, set forth in the cycling master plan published in May 2011, is to reach 16% by 2025," he says. "As 70% of all car journeys are under 3km long, there is plenty of scope for growth." | Two-thirds of the tracks are already in use because for the past 25 years the city has been encouraging cycling. The new plan involves upgrading existing infrastructure and filling in the gaps. Cycling accounts for 8% of journeys in Strasbourg, says Alain Jund, the council's Europe Ecology-Greens deputy leader, tasked with cycling policy. "Our goal, set forth in the cycling master plan published in May 2011, is to reach 16% by 2025," he says. "As 70% of all car journeys are under 3km long, there is plenty of scope for growth." |
| This story appeared in the Guardian Weekly, which incorporates material from Le Monde | This story appeared in the Guardian Weekly, which incorporates material from Le Monde |
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