Lyon claims its future bike trail

The future Express Bike Network (REV) of the Lyon metropolis is expected to be part of the Territory's 2026-2021 investment program by 2026.

At a meeting on January 25, the Lyon Metropolitan Council approved an investment plan of 3.6 billion euros for the period 2021-2026. As part of this global package, almost 580 million euros will be spent on the development of alternative modes of transportation for the private car. In addition to car sharing, car sharing and the expansion of the public transport network, the metropolis announces the creation of REV, its Express Bicycle Chain.

It was 2026 this REV will offer between 200 km and 250 km of cycling grounds.. This will allow” facilitate the movement of cyclists between cities on the outskirts and in the center of the agglomeration, as well as between most cities in the inner ring “. In addition to this bike path, Metropolis intends to increase the number of bike lanes. By the end of the mandate, the territory should have between 1 and 700 km of cycle paths, which is twice as many today.

Métropole de Lyon is not the first city to announce the creation of bicycle highways. A few months ago, the collective Vélo le-de-France envisioned the future of RER Vélo for the Ile-de-France region.

Safer parking

Since the lack of secure parking spaces is also a major obstacle for users, Metropolis plans to create 15 additional spaces, mainly near multimodal transport hubs. At the same time, the number of arches on the road will quadruple. It is enough to bring the total number of parking spaces on the territory to 000 thousand.

Support for cycling and e-biking is another important area in the capital's plan. Pioneer of self-service cyclists with Vélo'V, Metropolis intends to create new services: long-term rentals, donations for people in danger, repair shops, starting a practice…