https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French government wants more of its working population to head to work and back by bike. Here’s how they’re gearing up for the plan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180914/on-your-bike-how-france-plans-to-turn-commuters-into-cyclists Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:59:32 +0200 on-your-bike-how-france-plans-to-turn-commuters-into-cyclists Bike-sharing schemes in Paris have been left in a disastrous state thanks to bad management and vandalism, but there is an easy solution for keen cyclists, writes Ben McPartland. And it's far better than Velib. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180305/paris-velib-there-is-a-solution-to-the-paris-bike-scheme-chaos-buy-your-own Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:10:08 +0100 paris-velib-there-is-a-solution-to-the-paris-bike-scheme-chaos-buy-your-own Paris city hall is taking over the installation of new stations for the Velib bike-hire system, following weeks of disastrous efforts by its new operator that have the city's cyclists seeing red. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180302/paris-takes-over-rollout-for-disastrous-velib-bike-hire-system Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:29:37 +0100 paris-takes-over-rollout-for-disastrous-velib-bike-hire-system There's a new bike-sharing scheme in Paris that could be set to give the city's famed Velib' bikes a run for their money. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171009/new-bike-sharing-scheme-gobeebike-hits-paris-streets Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:49:43 +0200 new-bike-sharing-scheme-gobeebike-hits-paris-streets While Paris is still no Amsterdam when it comes to city cycling, the town hall has announced plans to join the world leaders of biking within the next five years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150403/paris-to-double-number-of-cycling-lanes Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:09:28 +0200 paris-to-double-number-of-cycling-lanes A new urban ‘scooter-bike’ designed by Frenchman Philippe Starck was unveiled in the French city of Bordeaux this week. The Pibal, as the hybrid bikes have been named, will be rolled out on the streets of the city later in the year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130220/french-designer-unveils-scooter-bike-of-the-future Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:46:00 +0100 french-designer-unveils-scooter-bike-of-the-future