May 7, 2023 - The French government has unveiled a new bicycle plan that will see unprecedented funding of €2 billion to support its 2023-2027 Bicycle Mobility Plan released on May 5.
The use of bicycle routes is up 52% compared to 2017 and the current plan targets three lines of action to make cycling and walking part of the daily lives of all French people: i) Make cycling accessible to everyone, from an early age ii) Make cycling and walking an alternative to private cars and public transport iii) Make cycling an economic lever by supporting French players in the sector.
A total of €1.250 billion will be released to develop cycle paths in France and the rest of the funding will be used to extend aid for the purchase of a bicycle until 2027.
Last September, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had already announced 250 million euros for cycling for 2023 but this new agenda represents a massive increase.
“It’s totally unprecedented and disproportionate to the investments that have been made in previous years, even with the bike plan,” commented a smiling Clément Beaune, the Minister of Transport.
Read more in France Inter here.
Read France’s Plan Velo & Marche 2023-2027 action plan (in French) here; in English here.
