Survey: 7 out of 10 Athenians do not leave their car

By Stelios Kandias

Lives … opposites of Athenians and Parisians on public transport, at least judging by the fact that the inhabitants of the Greek capital, ie almost half of the population of the country, avoid the subway, buses, bicycles and walking while they consider the IX second … their home, contrary to what happens in the city of light. The data presented yesterday at the 7th Delphi Economic Forum LSE urban planning professor Ricky Burdett in a discussion with mayor of Athens Costa Bakogianni and the Deputy Mayor of Paris for urban planning from 2014 to 2020, Jean Louis Missika.

According to the data, the difference in car use in Athens and Paris is overwhelming as well at least 7 out of 10 Athenians73% of the citizens in the Greek capital use the car for their daily transportation in return just 1 in 10 Parisians, 11% of citizens in the French capital.

Alongside, 14% of Athenians compared to 31% of Parisians use public transport, while only 6% versus 57% walk or cycle. As for the green, it corresponds to 6.9 square meters per person in Athens compared to 9.8 square meters per person in Paris.

“We built cities for cars, we have to build cities for us. It has to do with sustainable travel. Drivers have rights, but pedestrians and cyclists also have them “, underlined the Mayor of Athens, Costas Bakogiannis.

For his part Jean Louis Missika, referred to recent interventions in his own city that changed its image. “What has changed dramatically in Paris is the use of public space. In Paris we now have congestion from bicycle traffic “he stressed and explained:” When you create bike lanes you also create cyclists. When you create roads you create space for cars. When there is a traffic jam, the Mayors think about building a road. This creates more congestion … Transportation as a form of service is more efficient than transportation as a responsibility of the citizens “.

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