Mayor of Paris wants to make part of River Seine quayside carfree
Simon Field <[email protected]> Fri, 22 May 2015 11:36:21 +0000 (UTC)
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------=_Part_486058_576559608.1432294581920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear carfree crusaders, After almost disappearing for a few years, there seems to be a slow but ste= ady resurgence of articles on carfree conversions... Paris pushes for car-free River Seine quayside park as anti-pollution measu= res tighten Monday, May 18, 2015 Kindra Cooper. (Courtesy Luxigon)In keeping with Paris=E2=80=99 mounting = aversion to automobiles, Mayor Anne Hidalgo recently announced plans to bar= motorists from the banks of the River Seine by summer 2016. This latest bl= ow to motorists occurs in tandem with the all-or-nothing anti-pollution tar= get Hidalgo set last year of banning all non-electric or hybrid vehicles fr= om Paris=E2=80=99 most polluted streets=C2=A0by 2020.(Courtesy Luxigon)Rend= erings for the futuristic River Seine project a motor-free parkland consist= ing of a tree-shaded promenade with space for children=E2=80=99s playground= s and sports facilities. The length of this promenade is TBD, with some pro= posals occupying a modest 0.9 miles, while others insist on a=C2=A02.05-mil= e car-free quayside, potentially freeing up 1.4 acres of parkland.=E2=80=9C= All of this is part of a comprehensive policy in which we assume very delib= erately that there will be fewer cars in Paris,=E2=80=9D Hidalgo told repor= ters at a press conference. =E2=80=9CTherefore, in calculating the flow of = spillover traffic I don=E2=80=99t project myself into a world where there a= re as many cars as today. Objectively, that will no longer be the case.=E2= =80=9D(Courtesy Luxigon)The Seine has a distinctive double-tiered embankmen= t that has allowed it to moonlight as a motorists=E2=80=99 artery into the = city center without detracting from the romance of the riverscape.=C2=A0The= upper embankment sits at street level, and has remained a scenic promenade= dotted with quaint booksellers=E2=80=99 stalls. The lower embankment, wher= e the roads traverse, is at water level and is sunken below high walls, wit= h sections of road encased in tunnels.The City of Paris began reclaiming th= e Seine in 2002 under the =E2=80=9CParis Plages=E2=80=9D=C2=A0program, when= it closed down sections of the quayside to create a temporary summer beach= complete with real sand and sun loungers. In 2013, the city barred cars pe= rmanently from a long stretch of the Left Bank to create a waterside park. = According to the mayor, the city=E2=80=99s slow assail on motorways is part= of =C2=A0=E2=80=9Can urban, almost philosophical project which consists of= seeing the city in another way than through the use of cars.=E2=80=9D In H= idalgo=E2=80=99s car-cutting schemes along the Seine are also architected t= oward freeing up the=C2=A0Georges Pompidou Highway on the North side, part = of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Paris pushes for car-free River Seine quayside park as anti-pollution measu= res tighten Best regards, Simon. |=20 | |=20 |=20 |=20 | --=20 --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected] Replies are sent to the author of the message. 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This latest blow to motorists occurs in tandem with the all-or-nothing anti-pollution target Hidalgo set last year of banning=20 all non-electric or hybrid vehicles from Paris=E2=80=99 most polluted stree= ts by 2020.</div> <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063"><span style=3D"" class=3D"yiv363420= 2063" id=3D"yiv3634202063more-103005"></span></div> <div id=3D"yiv3634202063attachment_103007" style=3D"width:560px;" class=3D"= yiv3634202063"><a rel=3D"nofollow" id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_14321155= 26302_10985" style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"h= ttp://qe1pr67o4hj19lx494tvhiwf.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2= 015/05/c65d060ff.jpg"><img data-id=3D"423ca6eb-d5a2-dfc7-4360-3d93d94cfcfa"= id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_10984" style=3D"" class=3D"y= iv3634202063" src=3D"http://qe1pr67o4hj19lx494tvhiwf.wpengine.netdna-cdn.co= m/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/c65d060ff-550x312.jpg" alt=3D"(Courtesy Luxigo= n)" height=3D"312" width=3D"550"></a><div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063= ">(Courtesy Luxigon)</div></div> <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063">Renderings for the futuristic River= Seine project a motor-free=20 parkland consisting of a tree-shaded promenade with space for children=E2= =80=99s playgrounds and sports facilities. The length of this promenade is TBD, with some proposals occupying a modest 0.9 miles, while others insist=20 on a 2.05-mile car-free quayside, potentially freeing up 1.4 acres of= =20 parkland.</div> <div style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063">=E2=80=9CAll of this is part of a c= omprehensive policy in which we assume=20 very deliberately that there will be fewer cars in Paris,=E2=80=9D Hidalgo = <a rel=3D"nofollow" style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063" target=3D"_blank" hr= ef=3D"http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/05/in-paris-plans-for-a-river-sein= e-reinvention/392639/">told reporters</a> at a press conference. =E2=80=9CTherefore, in calculating the flow of spil= lover traffic I don=E2=80=99t project myself into a world where there are as man= y=20 cars as today. Objectively, that will no longer be the case.=E2=80=9D</div> <div id=3D"yiv3634202063attachment_103006" style=3D"width:560px;" class=3D"= yiv3634202063"><a rel=3D"nofollow" id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_14321155= 26302_10987" style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"h= ttp://qe1pr67o4hj19lx494tvhiwf.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2= 015/05/74ce13390.png"><img data-id=3D"7aca43aa-c59d-37c6-c3c1-1ec0b70fa250"= id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_10986" style=3D"" class=3D"y= iv3634202063" src=3D"http://qe1pr67o4hj19lx494tvhiwf.wpengine.netdna-cdn.co= m/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/74ce13390-550x367.png" alt=3D"(Courtesy Luxigo= n)" height=3D"367" width=3D"550"></a><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1432291933914_= 13851" style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063">(Courtesy Luxigon)</div></div> <div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_11111" style=3D"" class= =3D"yiv3634202063">The Seine has a distinctive double-tiered embankment tha= t has allowed it to moonlight as a motorists=E2=80=99 artery into the city center withou= t=20 detracting from the romance of the riverscape. The upper embankment si= ts at street level, and has remained a scenic promenade dotted with quaint booksellers=E2=80=99 stalls. The lower embankment, where the roads travers= e, is at water level and is sunken below high walls, with sections of road=20 encased in tunnels.</div> <div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_10991" style=3D"" class= =3D"yiv3634202063"><span id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_1099= 0" class=3D"yiv3634202063" style=3D"line-height:1.5;">The City of Paris beg= an reclaiming the Seine in 2002 under the =E2=80=9C<a rel=3D"nofollow" styl= e=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://blog.archpa= per.com/2013/07/a-beach-island-for-downtown-detroit-aims-to-activate-the-ca= mpus-martius/">Paris Plages</a>=E2=80=9D program, when it closed down sections of the quayside to create a temporary=20 summer beach complete with real sand and sun loungers. In 2013, the city barred cars permanently from a long stretch of the Left Bank to create a waterside park. </span></div> <div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_10993" style=3D"" class= =3D"yiv3634202063"><span id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_1099= 2" class=3D"yiv3634202063" style=3D"line-height:1.5;">According to the mayo= r, the city=E2=80=99s=20 slow assail on motorways is part of =E2=80=9Can urban, almost philoso= phical=20 project which consists of seeing the city in another way than through=20 the use of cars.=E2=80=9D In Hidalgo=E2=80=99s car-cutting schemes along th= e Seine are=20 also architected toward freeing up the</span><span id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3= _16_0_1_1432115526302_11112" class=3D"yiv3634202063" style=3D"line-height:1= .5;"> Georges Pompidou Highway on the North side, part of a <a rel=3D"= nofollow" id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_11343" style=3D"" c= lass=3D"yiv3634202063" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://blog.archpaper.com/= 2013/07/19-sites-inscribed-to-unesco-world-heritage-list/">UNESCO World Her= itage Site</a>.</span></div><div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526= 302_11451" style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063"><div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3= _16_0_1_1432117494789_2877"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yiv3634202063y= ui_3_16_0_1_1432117494789_2881"><a rel=3D"nofollow" id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_= 3_16_0_1_1432117494789_2880" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://blog.archpape= r.com/2015/05/paris-pushes-for-car-free-river-seine-quayside-park-as-anti-p= ollution-measures-tighten/">Paris pushes for car-free River Seine quayside = park as anti-pollution measures tighten</a><br></div><div id=3D"yiv36342020= 63yui_3_16_0_1_1432117494789_2900"><br><span id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_= 1_1432115526302_11112" class=3D"yiv3634202063" style=3D"line-height:1.5;"><= /span></div></div><div id=3D"yiv3634202063yui_3_16_0_1_1432115526302_11482"= style=3D"" class=3D"yiv3634202063"><span 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