«This is the first action of this magnitude», exulted Carole Kaouane, co-founder of the Parlons-Y Vélo collective, at the end of the «nonviolent civil disobedienceorganized this Saturday November 26 early in the morning in Saint-Martin-d’Hères. An operation carried out without a hitch by about forty activists of the collective Let’s talk about bikes and’Alternative/ ANV-Cop 21 consisting of retracing a section of the old TempoVélo cycle path on avenue Gabriel-Péri.
Mapping of a pseudo-cycle lane on Avenue Gabriel-Péri in Saint-Martin-d’Hères, a non-violent civil disobedience operation, organized by Alternatiba/ ANVCop21 and Parlons-Y Vélo, Saturday November 26, 2022. © Séverine Cattiaux – Gre’net Square
From Grenoble, avenue Gabriel-Péri is a 2×2 lane that crosses Saint-Martin-d’Hères, serves a large commercial area including the future Neyrpic center, the university campus of Saint-Martin-d’Hères, then joins a departmental leading to the commune of Gières.
«We’re here in a commercial area with lots of cars. Even if it means coming to shop or eat at McDonalds, you could also come by bike!explains Carole of Parlons-Y Vélo.
And Loïc Michel, activist of Alternatiba/ANV-Cop21, added: “A cycle path here makes sense for residents who want to come from Gières by bike or VAE to work in Saint-Martin-d’Hères or Grenoble by bike. »
