“In Toulouse, the construction of the express bike network will overflow into the next mandate” says the elected Maxime Boyer
Hello Maxim Boyer. You are deputy mayor in charge of cycling. In the last barometer of the French federation of bicycle users, Toulouse obtained the note E, that is to say that users find that the climate is “rather than” for cycling. It’s a shame in the fourth largest city in France, isn’t it?
Unfavorable but improving. For Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc, the priority is cycling. If we recontextualize on about 4 million trips on the large Toulouse agglomeration all modes combined, including 2 million by car. It is estimated that in the last 10 years sure would 500,000 additional trips all modes combined daily. We have to find alternatives and make a modal report. Soft mode is a priority. Hence the need to invest massively in infrastructure. On a historically very large investment budget of 100 million euros for the express bike network.
And what about neglected areas pointed out by cyclists?
In fact the express bike network. We launch all the lines, all the studies, all the consultations, with the particularity that some lines are done over time. We must consult, be in discussion with the inhabitants, the traders.
The department does not want to participate in the financing, is that what is blocking?
Any contributor is potentially welcome. But with 100 million euros, the budget for Toulouse is substantial. I am a daily cyclist. It is true that sometimes there are discontinuitieswe have to find solutions, the expressway and small developments in all the districts.
And the behavior of motorists who park on cycle paths?
At verbalize with cameras in the hyper center, and it will develop in all of Toulouse’s districts.
When will the express bike network be finished?
The express bike network will therefore be advanced on this mandate. There will be difficult points, we think it will spill over into the next mandate. It would be dishonest to announce dates to you. The example of the main rue Saint-Michel has shown that this took time. Above all, it is necessary to ensure that each other is concerned by bike.