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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2020, 09:34 AM Apr 2020

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(Paris) Rue du Rivoli permanently closed to automobiles

Holy shit.

https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/04/30/a-paris-la-rue-de-rivoli-bientot-fermee-aux-voitures_6038267_823448.html

The Mayor of Paris has just announced that Rue du Rivoli will be closed to automotive traffic until further notice, and will probably not re-open to them.

Rivoli is the street that goes from Place de la Concorde (where the US embassy is) to the Bastille. It passes in front of the Tuileries Garden, the Louvre, Châtelet, and the Hôtel de Ville (Paris's city hall).

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(Paris) Rue du Rivoli permanently closed to automobiles (Original Post) Recursion Apr 2020 OP

Thanks for the link. I learned from it that I can still read a French MineralMan Apr 2020 #1

Le Monde is written for an international audience Recursion Apr 2020 #2

Could be. I'm just glad I can still read French. MineralMan Apr 2020 #3

The article says closed to private autos, to free up space for buses, ambulances, taxis, bikes... blitzen Apr 2020 #4

Yes, Paris is opening about 650km of new bike routes Recursion Apr 2020 #5

Great idea! n/t blitzen Apr 2020 #6

I would imagine that's a good thing. babylonsister Apr 2020 #7

Excellent. Hopefully the wife and I will get our jobs back GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #8

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

1. Thanks for the link. I learned from it that I can still read a French

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 09:53 AM

Apr 2020

newspaper and understand the gist of the story.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. Le Monde is written for an international audience

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:07 AM

Apr 2020

It's probably more understandable than most other dailies.

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

3. Could be. I'm just glad I can still read French.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:08 AM

Apr 2020

blitzen

(4,572 posts)

4. The article says closed to private autos, to free up space for buses, ambulances, taxis, bikes...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:15 AM

Apr 2020

Also, they will make bike routes that follow very close to the main metro lines, to reduce pollution.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. Yes, Paris is opening about 650km of new bike routes

Reply to blitzen (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:19 AM

Apr 2020

Many of which will go in former car right-of-ways

blitzen

(4,572 posts)

6. Great idea! n/t

Reply to Recursion (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:55 AM

Apr 2020

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

7. I would imagine that's a good thing.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 10:58 AM

Apr 2020

The last time I was in Paris I remember the traffic and pollution, and that had to have been 15-20 years ago.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

8. Excellent. Hopefully the wife and I will get our jobs back

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 11:10 AM

Apr 2020

Because we had planned on going to Paris next May.

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