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Consultation on the future of the ring road: 90% of voters against the lane reserved for buses and carpooling

2021-12-01T11:13:03.826Z


Opposed to the City of Paris project, the president of the region, Valérie Pécresse launched this vote on November 10. Almost 79,000 inter


It is a score - at first glance - without appeal.

The result of the online consultation organized by the president of the region, Valérie Pécresse, on the future of the ring road has just fallen on Wednesday.

From November 10 to 30, Internet users with a France Connect account, without the obligation to reside in Île-de-France, had the opportunity to answer the following question: "Are you for or against the deletion of a traffic lane for everyone on the ring road?

»Results: out of the 78,746 votes recorded, 90.2% were against.

This initiative allowed people to "give their opinion on the City of Paris' plan to extend after the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 the reservation of a traffic lane for privileged uses, that is, concretely say the removal of a lane for the circulation of all users.

This participation is very high, compared to other local consultations organized in Paris or in the regions, and demonstrates the strong interest of Ile-de-France residents in the future of this structuring infrastructure for their daily mobility, ”estimates the Île-de-France region. France in a press release.

Comments point to the risk of "congestion and pollution"

According to her, "the results of this consultation show a massive rejection of the City of Paris project". 58.2% of the participants wished to use the possibility given to them to explain the reasons for their vote. "A majority of unfavorable comments point to the risk of increased congestion and pollution, the practical difficulties and the danger associated with entering and leaving the reserved lane, the lack of details on the project and the users eligible for this route ”, reports the press release.

Valérie Pécresse, also president of Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), wishes to take over the management of the road ring, which is now the responsibility of the City of Paris.

The candidate for the Elysée “renews her request to the State to consider the Parisian ring road as a regional infrastructure.

It asks that impact studies be carried out and discussed before launching the project to remove a reserved lane.

She recalls that on the ring road, 40% of journeys are from suburb to suburb and 80% of users are non-Parisians.

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Source: leparis

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