Do we still need to build roads? The case of Montpellier's western bypass

At a time when climate change is forcing us to rethink the way we travel, investing in new road infrastructure seems to belong to an outdated paradigm.
The Montpellier Western Bypass project illustrates this dilemma: meet immediate needs while increasing our dependence on the car, or commit fully to a sustainable transition. Should we still be building roads in 2025?

Speakers:

• François Mirabel - Professor of Economics
  Senior lecturer, former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Professor of Economics at the University of Montpellier. Specialist in transport and energy economics.
• Mathias Reymond - Senior lecturer
  Senior lecturer in economics at the University of Montpellier, co-host of Acrimed. Specialist in transport and media economics.
• Céline Scornavacca - Representative of the Autrecom collective
  Member of the Autrecom citizen collective and Vélocité Montpellier. Research director at the CNRS.
• Hugo Arnichand - Member of Shifters
  Co-delegate of Shifters Languedoc-Roussillon. General engineer, specializing in energy and the environment.