A successful bet for Anne Hidalgo: the bike goes in front of the car in Paris!

The Paris Region Institute is clear that cycling is on the rise in Paris (and the inner suburbs), and is now well ahead of four-wheel travel.

In Paris (as elsewhere), two-wheeled travel is becoming more and more common. The Paris Region Institute organized a GPS Mobility Survey (EMG) in order to diversify knowledge of the mobility of Ile-de-France residents, a year and a half after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

34.5 million trips per working day in Ile-de-France

Concretely, between October 2022 and April 2023, some 3,337 Ile-de-France residents aged 16 to 80 agreed to equip themselves with a GPS tracker which recorded their movements for seven consecutive days at the rate of one point every two seconds.

All modes of transport combined, the survey reveals in particular that the total travel time of a person over a day is 92 minutes on an average weekday, 67 minutes on Saturday, and finally 49 minutes on Sunday.

Still according to this same survey, work-related travel represents two thirds of travel for workers and more than half for employees. In total, more than 34.5 million trips are recorded per working day in Île-de-France. No less than 24% of Ile-de-France residents no longer travel on Sundays.

The bicycle (largely) in front of the car in Paris

No surprise, this good old car remains the first motorized mode used throughout the region, with a strong preponderance in the outer suburbs. In Paris and the inner suburbs, public transport is preferred, at 45% (33% by car). Cycling is also well represented, since it represents 30% of trips in Île-de-France.

As for travel within Paris, car travel only represents 4.3% during the day, compared to 11.2% for bicycles (and even 15.5% during the morning rush hour). . Fifteen years ago, the share of cycling was around 3%. In terms of travel between Paris and the inner suburbs, cycling is also the leader, with an average of 14% over the day (compared to 11.8% for the car).

In Paris, walking remains the preferred transport (53.5%), followed by public transport (30%). The survey also reveals that women walk more than men (55% of trips on foot are made by women).

The Paris Region Institute indicates that the lessons learned from this first edition will be used to consolidate the methodology with a view to other editions in Île-de-France or other territories.

Source : Paris Region Institute