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 Why would most Parisians living in around the French capital take a pay cut to avoid their daily commute? Could it be the three letters RER? And a new survey shows just how much better those living in other French cities have it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180312/most-parisians-would-take-pay-cut-to-shorten-their-commute Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:38:39 +0100 most-parisians-would-take-pay-cut-to-shorten-their-commute Once a rare species, the long-distance commuter is becoming part of France's social landscape, as a combination of sky-high property prices, digital technology and high-speed TGV trains push workers further and further away from their offices in the capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130929/paris-costs-boost-ranks-of-the-commuter-shuttlers Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:59:00 +0200 paris-costs-boost-ranks-of-the-commuter-shuttlers For Parisians who can never seem to time their commute properly, help is on the way. A new smartphone app from SNCF offers travellers real time info on how packed their next train is, and how long they’ll need to wait to grab a seat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130625/sncf-app-tranquilien-paris-train-smartphone Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:13:00 +0200 sncf-app-tranquilien-paris-train-smartphone Train stations in the Paris region have begun blasting classical music on to platforms, in what some observers see as a move to calm down youths who might otherwise attack or hassle fellow commuters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130604/parisians-to-chose-soundtrack-of-their-commute Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:08:00 +0200 parisians-to-chose-soundtrack-of-their-commute