Paris has already spent 150 million euros on an initial biking plan, calling this the start of a "revolution" for the capital. Photo: Martin Bureau/AFP
The city of Paris recently promised to develop its network of secure cycling lanes as part of a five-year plan to make the French capital "100% bikeable" with €250mil (RM1.2bil) of extra spending.
Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo, who runs Paris with support from the Green party, placed a push for more bike-friendly policies at the centre of her platform that got her re-elected by a wide margin in June last year.
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