CityLab Daily: Busy Paris Avenue Gets New Design to Remove Car Lanes
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A rendering of Avenue de la Grande Armée as it may look from the top of the Arc de Triomphe after works have completed.
Photographer: ©PCA-StreamAvenue de la Grande Armée is one of Paris’ busiest streets, running from the center of the city out toward the suburbs. It’s also one of the most polluted, with eight lanes dedicated to cars. As part of the city’s ongoing push to become more pedestrian-friendly, the thoroughfare is getting a makeover.
Designs unveiled this week detail a plan to halve the space for cars to make room for wider sidewalks, a combined pedestrian promenade and rain garden, as well as expanded bike lanes. The transformation is projected to be completed by 2030, reports Feargus O’Sullivan. Today on CityLab: Car-Clogged Paris Avenue Gets a Pedestrian Makeover