The Paris version of Jasper Avenue, haha, the Champs-Elysees is getting reimagined as well.
Paris elected a new socialist mayor in 2016 and the city is undergoing significant transformation to a greener city.
Their makeover of the famous 1.9km street is costing $309m (u.s dollars) and car traffic is being cut in half from 8 lanes to 4 lanes with wider pedestrian and tree spaces as well as bike lanes.
Paris wants to be one of the greenest cities in the world - it has a ways to go - and is investing heavily into active transportation.
In April, the city unveiled plans to install up to 650km of temporary and permanent bicycle lanes as part of its Plan Vélo scheme, which aims to make every street in the city cycle-friendly by 2024.
I have a feeling Champs-Elysees will be completed before Jasper Ave project, although it is not expected to be done before 2024 Olympics.
Here is before/after pics for comparison to our project.
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