Tag: Urban planning
In Les Sables, residents vote against the “green lung” to keep their parking gray
The “major” project, carried out since 2019, is therefore abandoned. At the end of a ten-day consultation, the inhabitants of Sables-d’Olonne (Vendée) mainly voted “no” (55.87%) to the major redevelopment…
Despite the abandonment of the project by the city, justice validates the building permits
Luggage storage 2, the return? The administrative court of appeal rejected the request of four associations opposed to the construction of two luggage storage facilities at the foot of the…
The State is carrying out a “punch operation” against illegal installations
This is a first in Mèze. In this town in the Thau basin, near Sète in Hérault, the State decided to strike hard on Wednesday, in search of illegal construction.…
But, in fact, is it possible to plant trees on a concrete square?
When Henri Bava, founder of the Ter town planning agency, learned that the metropolis of Montpellier (Hérault) intended to plant trees on the Comédie, he was not surprised, he assures…
Carnac defends its alignments of white cones
They learned the news on Friday, by a brief letter. Upon reading it, the elected officials of Carnac admit to having been “a little jaded”. Famous for its megalith alignments,…
We know the names of the four winning municipalities
We can already imagine the joy of the mayors of the municipalities concerned when they receive their trophy. Like every year, Landscapes of France has just revealed its prize list…
“The Canopia project is entering its concrete phase and will begin to be seen”, announces the promoter Apsys
It is one of “the largest urban planning projects currently being carried out in France”, underlines François Agache, general director of development at Apsys. For an investment of 500 million…
How to transform a hated parking lot into a “work of art” for a new city
This is not just the simple renovation of a parking lot at the entrance to the city, but a new direction in thinking about cities, parking, mobility… As evidenced by…
Shop deaths: can the city center still be saved?
No one is drawn to a desolate pedestrian zone. Bavaria’s cities are therefore working on creative solutions to make their centers more attractive again. For example in Coburg and Erlangen.…
Climate change: Cities should become greener – Bavaria
It is not just any trees that Augsburg wants to plant in the northern city center by 2025. It should be heat-resistant specimens, equipped with sensors that determine the water…