Paris has started its first bike highway. Opened last May, the newly paved road is part of an (1) to build bike lanes free of (2) vehicles. It's only the first section of the 28-mile network of bike highways that will cross the city by 2020. In 2015, the city (3) to spend €150 million on expanding and improving its biking (4). Cyclists will benefit from more (5) rules. For example, they will have the freedom to turn (6). The president of a biking (7) says one reason people don't bike in Paris is that they don't feel safe competing with motorized vehicles on the road. He says that people in Paris would rather take the Metro for a short ride than bike to work. But Metro, while popular, is not valued for comfort or cleanliness, especially during (8). Passengers breathe in more pollution using Metro than riding a bike. Since the automobile became more popular in the 20th century, the city has continued to (9) cars over bicycles. But it is stressed that this is (10) as more people consider biking for getting around the city. All that's missing is the right infrastructure to encourage more riders.