Parisians seek to restore the Champs-Élysées to its former glory
The Champs-Élysées, often called the “most beautiful avenue in the world”, is not what it was. The pavements are cracked, the trees that line the cobbled, traffic-clogged road struggle to survive in one of Paris’s most polluted areas, and Parisians stay away. Now local community leaders have unveiled an ambitious €250m (£212m) project to restore the celebrated 1.2 mile (1.9km) long avenue to at least some of its former glory.
"The ambitious plans include reducing the space for vehicles by half, creating tunnels of trees and encouraging more aesthetic use of commercial spaces such as terraces," The Guardian lays out some details envisioned by Paris-based architect Philippe Chiambaretta of PCA-STREAM. So far, the endeavor is still in its proposal stage.
With the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics swiftly approaching, Paris has announced a number of civic beautification projects, including the Eiffel Tower Park redesign, the massive Gare du Nord overhaul (not without criticism), and Boulevard Périphérique improvements.
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