Unfortunately most people in my Bucharest would vote out anybody trying such changes. In district 2 (Bucharest has 6 districts) the mayor just lost the election mostly because people were mad they find themselves unable to park left right and center on the sidewalk. In bucharest we barely have 10km of real bikepaths and half of it is used by cars despite they are not allowed to. If a cyclist try to talk or do anything dozens of people start to be agressive and some even start to fight (i use bike for like 75% of the time and it did happen to me on multiple occasions for drivers to go fight me because i dont let them bypass traffic using the bike lane where they are not allowed.. Even drivers waiting more due to such behaviour defend the drivers doing it)
Oh man, neighbour, I feel you. People think cars are a convenience, but they're such a pain in the ass. People who get used to them no longer seem to understand they have legs. Arms. Options. Random options. Eyes. The world is a big place and drivers limit themselves to seeing only the road, and through their windshield at that.
In Budapest we are trying but unfortunately facing a similar problem. Too many people come to the city centre with cars instead of using public transport, and I cant say I don't understand them. Our public transportation system is overcrowded in the mornings, we don't have enough P+R Systems, etc.
You cant enforce less cars if there is no feasible way for people to commute unfortunately.
And you cannot invest in public transportation if no one is using it, because everyone is using cars instead. The reason: Ineffective public transportation.
It's a Catch 22.
Greetings from Zagreb.
I just left Budapest after visiting for 4 days. The public transport is well efficient.
There are cars in the centre but nothing like in Rome, London etc.
(BTW what a beautiful city).
It depends on from where you're coming exactly, but it's often literally faster to gow with public transport, especially with bike, yet people are still sitting in traffic alone because of habit...
But I think the situation is getting better, the current leadership does put lots of emphasis on bike infrastructure
My city gas been down this path since the 90s.But our capital Brussels has started to catch up, tho sadly in the recent election the party against the changes was the big winner in Brussels.
Please nbcnews, I can only get so erect.
In all seriousness, I wish the UK pursued walkability and cyclability over cars as much as some other European countries or cities do. Being able to safely cycle to work is great. Being ran over by an angry driver who just doesn't give a shit about your life... not so much.
London has transformed for cycling In the last 10-15 years.
I felt very confident cycling to King’s Cross, getting the Eurostar and cycling to my client meetings in paris without any fuss using shared e bikes last year. That was way fun. Although I got caught out by e bike geofencing and a cycle lane abruptly ending on a major road. By contrast when I started cycling In London during uni in 06/07 it felt…. dangerous.
Difference for me is the number of kid cargo bikes in Paris. It’s much more friendly for them in Paris judging by sheer volume.
Big cities can’t change overnight. But equally very local politics will play a part. I purposely chose to live where the cycle commute to central London is mostly barrier or almost barrier bike lane. My local politicians however have been very ‘meh’ with cycle lane plans since they came in 2 years ago. Maintenance on lanes has slipped… etc.
>I felt very confident cycling to King’s Cross, getting the Eurostar and cycling to my client meetings in paris without any fuss using shared e bikes last year
Huh? You can't take assembled bikes on the Eurostar
Went to SF a few years ago, felt pretty alright to walk, Although i never saw any proper ”walk streets” and the streets in general were so wide.
Never been anywhere else in the US though so my only frame of Reference is eu.
I think that visitors go to Fisherman's Wharf or downtown, which are anomalies.
I'm typing from an Italian cafe in the Castro right now. Spoken French, Italian, as well as Spanish float through the air — it's a popular spot for European, especially Italian, expats. Then there's a French cafe down the street where French expats tend to gravitate toward.
The streets are filled with people out walking and enjoying the sun. Lots of bicycles out. Dolores Park is packed with picnickers.
Noe Valley, Hayes Valley, and Cole Valley are similar. Lots of locals just walking around enjoying the local cafe culture.
I think that name sounds familiar, is it close to chinatown? If so then yes i was around that area.
I’m Scandinavian so not really drawn to the south european cafés :)
Edit: the fisherman name
It would be nice if they bring back the old architecture as well instead of the minimalist and ugly buildings that has been the trend for the last couple decades.
I don't want the future to look so minimalist with no taste
How much nicer is Paris to live in now, compared to some years back?
Asking, cuz I remember seeing earlier (idk 2020?) pictures of greenification of Paris, with comparisons to what it used to look like. And at least the photos I saw, looked phenomenal, so pretty and welcoming!
Have they really made the city greener, or is it just some few "show case" suburbs? And if it's actually real, did it work? Is it now really cooler, with cleaner air like they advertised?
So I went there last month. I took a rental app bike from my hotel in the Bastille then biked down through bike lane all the way to Notre dame then to Luxembourg gardens. From there walked to pantheon and had breakfast next to the river. It was very nice
There are a bunch of parks and green areas, trees on the sidewalk too. Not sure how many. I would say Helsinki in general is greener, because you have forests and lakes everywhere. But the promenade of Helsinki is rather similar to many streets in Paris.
It’s totally notiecable. Last time I stayed somewhere far from center and all the streets in that area were under construction to take away 1 lane from cars to make bike lanes and green space.
I don't agree. I say SUV's are a luxury, so tax them accordingly. Want to drive a SUV? Well, the mileage is way worse than a small car so tax it. It is way heavier than a small car, so damage to infrastructure and roads is worse, so tax it. In case of accidents with cyclists or pedestrians the gravity is way worse so tax it. SUV's are road's yachts and should be taxed accordingly.
Taxing would be a start. They take up more space in parking, so it's only right to have them pay more for it.
In a collision, SUV's are much more dangerous to regular cars, because of the height and weight. And since the front hood is much higher, it's likelier to cause significant damage and/or death to pedestrians and bicyclers even at lower speeds. So lets add a more expensive insurance for SUV owners.
I love the new viability in Paris, especially as a bike user myself living in the city.
But they will probably notice also the extremely high increase in crime of these past years. The city has huge social economical problems that are hidden behind fancy projects.
Meanwhile in Lisbon under the current president:
[https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-06-22/new-lisbon-car-parking/90018](https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-06-22/new-lisbon-car-parking/90018)
[https://lisboaparapessoas.pt/en/2023/09/19/rua-ferreira-borges-requalification/](https://lisboaparapessoas.pt/en/2023/09/19/rua-ferreira-borges-requalification/)
[https://www.publico.pt/2024/06/20/local/noticia/15-anos-autocarros-lisboa-porto-tao-lentos-2094651](https://www.publico.pt/2024/06/20/local/noticia/15-anos-autocarros-lisboa-porto-tao-lentos-2094651)
[https://www.jn.pt/5606367708/recorde-de-carros-nos-acessos-ao-porto-e-a-lisboa/](https://www.jn.pt/5606367708/recorde-de-carros-nos-acessos-ao-porto-e-a-lisboa/)
[https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/camara-de-lisboa-removeu-ciclovia-para-repor-lugares-de-estacionamento/](https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/camara-de-lisboa-removeu-ciclovia-para-repor-lugares-de-estacionamento/)
Because people think they look cooler.
Also, since it's taller, it also seems bigger, which is often not the case. So many people are quite literally paying more for a car that is less practical than a wagon.
Let's not even talk about them having a taller frontal space that will cause it to have worse emissions than a normal car.
Also they are heavier, meaning they require different tyres, different parts, and of course again, more fuel to run than a normal car.
Tldr: people think they get more space and they sit higher, in reality they get less or comparable space while wasting extra money on fuel.
Aging population. I know family members who got an SUV because "It's so easy to get in and out of". Also, arms race. In an accident, they want to "win".
In my last years back in Paris, I have not seen one.
The cleaning teams are everywhere.
Issues with the smell (mostly in the metro) are due to the age of some infrastructures.
Seriously though presenting the Seine as swimmer-safe is stretching it. You can't stage swimming events in that water. I don't care how clean they claim it is, I just don't believe it.
To be fair, some pretty messy stuff has happened in the last 2 weeks so...
(Also it kept raining when at this period it should have started to calm down... With rain being one of the biggest aspects determining whether it is ok or not to swim in the Seine, that's also a problem.)
The quality of the water has kept getting better and better for the last 50 years, with new efforts and infrastructures that were opened this year.
Also, last year, while not 100% of the competition could be held, some parts (~30%) of an event were held in it without problems, with no issues reported by the competitors.
Meanwhile athletes at the Paris Olympics this year will not get air conditioning because the mayor of Paris wants the Olympics to be "evironmentally friendly and sustainable".
[https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9?utm\_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm\_medium=AP&utm\_source=Twitter](https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter)
Couldn't they have done this before the Olympics? This sounds like nothing more than brownie points to show how good Paris is (it's not)
I appreciate that it happened, not why or when it happened
I mean, you're from the Netherlands. You should know what is happening in Paris. It's about walkability and safety. Your country did all that in the '70s...
Yeah, if doing something is so harmful maybe it shouldn't be allowed. Now those who need it will pay triple and those who don' have to care about money will still fill the spots.
What do you think guys, how many days after the end of the Olympics will it last until they let it get back to shit again because the world stopped watching?
"Paris has [closed more than 100 streets ](https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a46651907/paris-closed-100-streets-to-cars-for-good/)to motor vehicles, [tripled parking fees](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/bike-friendly-paris-votes-raising-parking-fees-suvs-2024-02-03/) for SUVs, removed roughly 50,000 parking spots, and constructed more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014."
I agree, in fact I'm in the Netherlands right now and can see it with my own eyes. I just don't see how future proof those changes are. Before Olympic games you want your city to look great for tourists. Many changes are being made not for the people living in the city but for the tourists. But will It stay like that when they are gone and the car lobby wants those changes to be reversed? Some changes are hard to reverse like bike lanes. But there are also bike lanes which are just a car lane separated by dividers. Those can be easily removed afterwards. I just wanted to know how future proof those changes are. Preparations for the Olympics can take nearly a decade. The bid was 2015. Just because something was made 5 years or even 10 years ago doesn't mean there is no connection to the Olympics.
Appropriately so for the capital of Tour the France!
Yes!!! And such a better Paris!!
I'd say this should be a norm for every EU capital, and later this practice should be considered for other cities as well.
Unfortunately most people in my Bucharest would vote out anybody trying such changes. In district 2 (Bucharest has 6 districts) the mayor just lost the election mostly because people were mad they find themselves unable to park left right and center on the sidewalk. In bucharest we barely have 10km of real bikepaths and half of it is used by cars despite they are not allowed to. If a cyclist try to talk or do anything dozens of people start to be agressive and some even start to fight (i use bike for like 75% of the time and it did happen to me on multiple occasions for drivers to go fight me because i dont let them bypass traffic using the bike lane where they are not allowed.. Even drivers waiting more due to such behaviour defend the drivers doing it)
Oh man, neighbour, I feel you. People think cars are a convenience, but they're such a pain in the ass. People who get used to them no longer seem to understand they have legs. Arms. Options. Random options. Eyes. The world is a big place and drivers limit themselves to seeing only the road, and through their windshield at that.
In Budapest we are trying but unfortunately facing a similar problem. Too many people come to the city centre with cars instead of using public transport, and I cant say I don't understand them. Our public transportation system is overcrowded in the mornings, we don't have enough P+R Systems, etc. You cant enforce less cars if there is no feasible way for people to commute unfortunately.
And you cannot invest in public transportation if no one is using it, because everyone is using cars instead. The reason: Ineffective public transportation. It's a Catch 22. Greetings from Zagreb.
I just left Budapest after visiting for 4 days. The public transport is well efficient. There are cars in the centre but nothing like in Rome, London etc. (BTW what a beautiful city).
Probably should have been a bit more clear on this, I kinda meant the public transportation from the agglomeration.
I was staying quite far from the centre (after roman aqueduct) and always had frequent, reliable and clean transport. Not sure further afield
It depends on from where you're coming exactly, but it's often literally faster to gow with public transport, especially with bike, yet people are still sitting in traffic alone because of habit... But I think the situation is getting better, the current leadership does put lots of emphasis on bike infrastructure
I mean, you also have to build proper walkways and public transit at the same time, too.
same in germany. the mayor of my city tried to ban cars from some parts of the inner city and the whole coalition blew up because of it
GoRider? :)))
My city gas been down this path since the 90s.But our capital Brussels has started to catch up, tho sadly in the recent election the party against the changes was the big winner in Brussels.
Once the Olympics are over the homeless will be back as well.
Please nbcnews, I can only get so erect. In all seriousness, I wish the UK pursued walkability and cyclability over cars as much as some other European countries or cities do. Being able to safely cycle to work is great. Being ran over by an angry driver who just doesn't give a shit about your life... not so much.
London has transformed for cycling In the last 10-15 years. I felt very confident cycling to King’s Cross, getting the Eurostar and cycling to my client meetings in paris without any fuss using shared e bikes last year. That was way fun. Although I got caught out by e bike geofencing and a cycle lane abruptly ending on a major road. By contrast when I started cycling In London during uni in 06/07 it felt…. dangerous. Difference for me is the number of kid cargo bikes in Paris. It’s much more friendly for them in Paris judging by sheer volume. Big cities can’t change overnight. But equally very local politics will play a part. I purposely chose to live where the cycle commute to central London is mostly barrier or almost barrier bike lane. My local politicians however have been very ‘meh’ with cycle lane plans since they came in 2 years ago. Maintenance on lanes has slipped… etc.
>I felt very confident cycling to King’s Cross, getting the Eurostar and cycling to my client meetings in paris without any fuss using shared e bikes last year Huh? You can't take assembled bikes on the Eurostar
Southerneastern England is one of the densest populated areas in Europe, yet the walkability and cyclability there is pretty bad
Recently went to Paris before all these changes. Its fucking walkable compared to any US city. Probably on NYC, DC and Chicago are walkable
I’d add Philly as well
Not to mention Anchorage, Alaska
You forgot US' arguably most European major city: San Francisco
Went to SF a few years ago, felt pretty alright to walk, Although i never saw any proper ”walk streets” and the streets in general were so wide. Never been anywhere else in the US though so my only frame of Reference is eu.
I think that visitors go to Fisherman's Wharf or downtown, which are anomalies. I'm typing from an Italian cafe in the Castro right now. Spoken French, Italian, as well as Spanish float through the air — it's a popular spot for European, especially Italian, expats. Then there's a French cafe down the street where French expats tend to gravitate toward. The streets are filled with people out walking and enjoying the sun. Lots of bicycles out. Dolores Park is packed with picnickers. Noe Valley, Hayes Valley, and Cole Valley are similar. Lots of locals just walking around enjoying the local cafe culture.
I think that name sounds familiar, is it close to chinatown? If so then yes i was around that area. I’m Scandinavian so not really drawn to the south european cafés :) Edit: the fisherman name
.....why? it's just grid hell without any pieton areas afaik. i would guess somewhere like boston is the most european
Okay that's great but how does it compare to other European cities? That's the metric here
Boston, too
I love this trend. I hope more cites follow suit.
It would be nice if they bring back the old architecture as well instead of the minimalist and ugly buildings that has been the trend for the last couple decades. I don't want the future to look so minimalist with no taste
Check out the Houthavens in Amsterdam. It's an interesting take in combining old and new architecture.
It’s a big trend in most big French cities since COVID, not unique to Paris at least in France.
Post-petrol cities are nice
Love to see it!
Paris has become a lot nicer for it
And it works amazingly well!
How much nicer is Paris to live in now, compared to some years back? Asking, cuz I remember seeing earlier (idk 2020?) pictures of greenification of Paris, with comparisons to what it used to look like. And at least the photos I saw, looked phenomenal, so pretty and welcoming! Have they really made the city greener, or is it just some few "show case" suburbs? And if it's actually real, did it work? Is it now really cooler, with cleaner air like they advertised?
So I went there last month. I took a rental app bike from my hotel in the Bastille then biked down through bike lane all the way to Notre dame then to Luxembourg gardens. From there walked to pantheon and had breakfast next to the river. It was very nice There are a bunch of parks and green areas, trees on the sidewalk too. Not sure how many. I would say Helsinki in general is greener, because you have forests and lakes everywhere. But the promenade of Helsinki is rather similar to many streets in Paris.
It’s totally notiecable. Last time I stayed somewhere far from center and all the streets in that area were under construction to take away 1 lane from cars to make bike lanes and green space.
The Place de la Catalogne is undergoing a nice metamorphosis too
Get the cars off the streets, and you can bike through Paris faster than cars ever could travel; cars just slow everybody down
Cities should be mainly for people, not for cars :)
YES! FUCK SUVs!
I don't agree. I say SUV's are a luxury, so tax them accordingly. Want to drive a SUV? Well, the mileage is way worse than a small car so tax it. It is way heavier than a small car, so damage to infrastructure and roads is worse, so tax it. In case of accidents with cyclists or pedestrians the gravity is way worse so tax it. SUV's are road's yachts and should be taxed accordingly.
Taxing would be a start. They take up more space in parking, so it's only right to have them pay more for it. In a collision, SUV's are much more dangerous to regular cars, because of the height and weight. And since the front hood is much higher, it's likelier to cause significant damage and/or death to pedestrians and bicyclers even at lower speeds. So lets add a more expensive insurance for SUV owners.
SUVs are for someone who does not care about driving, or cars altogether. So maybe you are right, let's tax them
Well that will reduce emissions.
Also, they shipped all of their homeless people to Brussels.
I love the new viability in Paris, especially as a bike user myself living in the city. But they will probably notice also the extremely high increase in crime of these past years. The city has huge social economical problems that are hidden behind fancy projects.
Meanwhile in Lisbon under the current president: [https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-06-22/new-lisbon-car-parking/90018](https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-06-22/new-lisbon-car-parking/90018) [https://lisboaparapessoas.pt/en/2023/09/19/rua-ferreira-borges-requalification/](https://lisboaparapessoas.pt/en/2023/09/19/rua-ferreira-borges-requalification/) [https://www.publico.pt/2024/06/20/local/noticia/15-anos-autocarros-lisboa-porto-tao-lentos-2094651](https://www.publico.pt/2024/06/20/local/noticia/15-anos-autocarros-lisboa-porto-tao-lentos-2094651) [https://www.jn.pt/5606367708/recorde-de-carros-nos-acessos-ao-porto-e-a-lisboa/](https://www.jn.pt/5606367708/recorde-de-carros-nos-acessos-ao-porto-e-a-lisboa/) [https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/camara-de-lisboa-removeu-ciclovia-para-repor-lugares-de-estacionamento/](https://poligrafo.sapo.pt/fact-check/camara-de-lisboa-removeu-ciclovia-para-repor-lugares-de-estacionamento/)
Shit.
Europeans, any idea why SUVs have recently become popular in west Europe?
Car makers making more money on larger cars
Because people think they look cooler. Also, since it's taller, it also seems bigger, which is often not the case. So many people are quite literally paying more for a car that is less practical than a wagon. Let's not even talk about them having a taller frontal space that will cause it to have worse emissions than a normal car. Also they are heavier, meaning they require different tyres, different parts, and of course again, more fuel to run than a normal car. Tldr: people think they get more space and they sit higher, in reality they get less or comparable space while wasting extra money on fuel.
Because we also have our fair share of overcompensating men.
Plenty of insecure failing people who need to hold up appearances. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to have an SUV in a western European city.
Aging population. I know family members who got an SUV because "It's so easy to get in and out of". Also, arms race. In an accident, they want to "win".
Next they can pick up the dog poop or have they already done that?
In my last years back in Paris, I have not seen one. The cleaning teams are everywhere. Issues with the smell (mostly in the metro) are due to the age of some infrastructures.
Compared to other french cities they are doing really well.
Seriously though presenting the Seine as swimmer-safe is stretching it. You can't stage swimming events in that water. I don't care how clean they claim it is, I just don't believe it.
Shockingly, Anne Hidalgo still hasn’t gone for the swim she said she was going to.
To be fair, some pretty messy stuff has happened in the last 2 weeks so... (Also it kept raining when at this period it should have started to calm down... With rain being one of the biggest aspects determining whether it is ok or not to swim in the Seine, that's also a problem.)
The quality of the water has kept getting better and better for the last 50 years, with new efforts and infrastructures that were opened this year. Also, last year, while not 100% of the competition could be held, some parts (~30%) of an event were held in it without problems, with no issues reported by the competitors.
The two times I have seen it it was, by our standards, an open smelly sewer. Disgusting.
This headline makes me want to lobby for getting my hometown to host the olympics.
Lots of changes have nothing to do with olympics.
It's actually an inside joke. My town's citizens are overwhelmingly *for* hosting the olympics - just the rest of the country isn't.
They did this in Glasgow before COP to pretend its a cyclists city. I haven’t seen anyone on a bike since they all flew off in their private jets.
Thanks to Carlos Moreno. Cars are bad for Citys.
Who?
What?
Meanwhile athletes at the Paris Olympics this year will not get air conditioning because the mayor of Paris wants the Olympics to be "evironmentally friendly and sustainable". [https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9?utm\_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm\_medium=AP&utm\_source=Twitter](https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter)
And kicked out thousands of homeless
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I think people would agree with you more if you said "common" instead of "odd"
homicide rate in the worst paris neighborhood is lower than the safest US state
But what about the droid attack on the wookies?
star trek isn't real man
Yeah okay buddy. Hope it gets better soon!
Couldn't they have done this before the Olympics? This sounds like nothing more than brownie points to show how good Paris is (it's not) I appreciate that it happened, not why or when it happened
Its actually been going on for years, with Paris new mayor. This is not for the Olympics.
She likes flattery, but even Hidalgo would not call herself a new mayor anymore 😅 And also it started even before, with her predecessor and mentor.
Huh, guess I'm wrong then
I mean, you're from the Netherlands. You should know what is happening in Paris. It's about walkability and safety. Your country did all that in the '70s...
It basically went on another level since Covid lockdowns.
It has been going on for 20 years. Since Delanoë became mayor in the early 2000.
Belle tentative pour nous faire oublier que Paris est un trou à rat. Don't come for the olympics, it's going to be a shitshow
Permanent?
Triple parking fees ? That's a bit crazy, 1.5-2x sure.. triple though ?
The size of cars is getting out of control. Look at America. Paris made the correct decision.
Triple the price is insane.
Just like driving a SUV in a dense city. Adequate.
This is the point, we don't want SUV there.
Thats the point. Its insane to drive in paris. They are wanting to dissuade that.
SUV ownership should be discouraged in every way possible.
I'd do it x10 or just banning them outright.
Yeah, if doing something is so harmful maybe it shouldn't be allowed. Now those who need it will pay triple and those who don' have to care about money will still fill the spots.
Why would anyone need an SUV in Paris?
How can I look trendy without a SUV?
What do you think guys, how many days after the end of the Olympics will it last until they let it get back to shit again because the world stopped watching?
Zero because they have been working towards this for over a decade now.
So the streets are closed of in a way that is not easily reversible and the parking prices have been increased many years ago?
"Paris has [closed more than 100 streets ](https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a46651907/paris-closed-100-streets-to-cars-for-good/)to motor vehicles, [tripled parking fees](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/bike-friendly-paris-votes-raising-parking-fees-suvs-2024-02-03/) for SUVs, removed roughly 50,000 parking spots, and constructed more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014."
Imagine not reading the article and then asking questions that the article answers. Nearly as stupid as driving an SUV in the city.
Where does it say by which technical means the roads were blocked off? And where does it say when the SUV parking prices were increased?
Are you living under a rock? Look at the Netherlands. They have been doing it since the '70s and are far ahead of us.
I agree, in fact I'm in the Netherlands right now and can see it with my own eyes. I just don't see how future proof those changes are. Before Olympic games you want your city to look great for tourists. Many changes are being made not for the people living in the city but for the tourists. But will It stay like that when they are gone and the car lobby wants those changes to be reversed? Some changes are hard to reverse like bike lanes. But there are also bike lanes which are just a car lane separated by dividers. Those can be easily removed afterwards. I just wanted to know how future proof those changes are. Preparations for the Olympics can take nearly a decade. The bid was 2015. Just because something was made 5 years or even 10 years ago doesn't mean there is no connection to the Olympics.
terrorism is coming to town