Pedestrians - activities

Pedestrian Champs-Elysées: a car-free day to launch the Christmas illuminations

The Champs-Elysées are reserved for pedestrians one Sunday a month. A chance to discover the world's most beautiful avenue in a different way, and to take a selfie in front of the Arc de Triomphe without a car to spoil the picture. Next date to note: Sunday November 24, 2024 for the launch of the Christmas illuminations.

Pont d'Iéna becomes pedestrian and traffic-free

The City of Paris has announced the definitive closure of the Pont d'Iéna to automobile traffic. This emblematic bridge, which links the Eiffel Tower to the Palais de Chaillot, is becoming a pedestrian zone to improve visitor safety and enhance its tourist appeal. Here's a look back at the reasons for this transformation and the details of the new arrangement.

Paris 2024: half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible to cars after the Games

After the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible to motorists. The space will be redeveloped as a promenade, just like the Trocadero and the Champ-de-Mars.

Paris 2024: a car-free capital for six weeks during the Olympic Games?

The Olympic Games are shaping up to be a difficult time for Parisians' mobility, with the ring road cut by one lane and crowded public transport. A new proposal also calls for a car-free capital for the duration of the competition.

Is Paris a pleasant city to walk in? Ranking reveals top walkable cities

As it does every year, the Fédération Française de Randonnée (French Hiking Federation), in partnership with the Place aux Piétons collective, unveils its list of towns where it's good to be a pedestrian. Surprise: in the Paris region, many cities are not...

Rue de Rivoli bikeway is now permanent, cars banned

The Rue de Rivoli is entirely closed to cars since lockdown has been lifted in Paris. And this Wednesday September 16, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo confirmed cars will not return on the main road.

Mandatory masks in Paris: the measure ultimately does not apply to cyclists and runners

Facemasks are mandatory in Paris starting Friday August 28, 2020 at 8 a.m. But does the measure also apply to cyclists and runners? After announcing that everybody was to yield to this obligation, excluding “users riding inside motor vehicles”, the police prefecture back-pedaled saying that ultimately cyclists and runners do not have to wear a mask to move around Paris and the inner suburbs of Paris.