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Paris Mayoral Rivals Unveil Competing Transport Plans Focused on Pedestrians and Buses

Pedestrian safety concerns have pushed mobility proposals to the center of the 2026 Paris race.

Overview

  • PS candidate Emmanuel Grégoire proposes 10 express bus corridors with traffic-signal priority, a 24/7 metro, and 1,000 additional pedestrian streets.
  • He also backs expanded green, pedestrian quays along the Seine to create a continuous west‑east walking and cycling link.
  • LR’s Rachida Dati pledges to “sanctuarize” pedestrians, keeps cars off the Voies sur berges, proposes a large park on the quays, and would test limited local car access on Rue de Rivoli.
  • Dati also floats partial adjustments to the 30 km/h limit in central Paris, sound‑reducing asphalt and eventual covering for the périphérique, and a new resident rate for motorists.
  • Road danger sets the context with 433 people killed or seriously injured in 2024, as other contenders pitch plans ranging from wider pedestrian zones and a road‑incivilities police to fatbike registration, free transit for under‑18s, and restrictions on large SUVs.