The “yes” prevails at 66 %, however the participation solely reaches 4 % | EUROtoday

Parisians principally accepted, Sunday, March 23, the rise within the variety of pedestrian and vegetated streets within the capital, through the third citizen vote organized by the socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo. But the poll solely mobilized 4 % of voters, elevating the criticism of the opposition.

Nearly 66 % of Parisians who moved to the 218 polling stations voted “to” inexperienced and make pedestrian 500 new streets, based on the outcomes introduced by the city corridor. THE “For” gained in 14 of the 17 districts – the 1^er2^e3^e and 4^e being merged into one, Paris Center. The 7^e8^e and 16^e Arrondissements, held by the best,, alternatively, voted in opposition to.

The participation, alternatively, will not be there: barely 56,500 individuals, out of 1.391 million registered on the electoral lists, took half within the vote, opened for the primary time from the age of 16. Or a 4.06 %participation, decrease than the earlier votes on the tripling of the SUV parking fee in 2024 (5.68 %), and the prohibition of self-service electrical scooters, a 12 months earlier (7.46 %).

“This vote confirms us in the desire to continue to share public space in favor of pedestrians and to vegetate Paris for an ever greener city”reacted to the company France-Presse (AFP) Christophe Najdovski, assistant to the mayor of Paris in command of inexperienced areas.

The 500 new streets will probably be added to the 300 lanes of the identical kind which have emerged for the reason that begin of Anne Hidalgo’s second time period in 2020, such because the “streets to schools”.

From April, consultations will begin in every district to establish the eligible tracks – between 5 and eight per neighborhood. For an implementation inside three or 4 years, and a mean value estimated at 500,000 euros per road.

“I hope all the mayors of boroughs will play the game of the popular will that has been expressed this evening”commented Christophe Najdovski.

Opposition assaults

The low participation has raised an uproar within the opposition, skeptical on these democratic workout routines undertaken by the socialist councilor since 2020, whose worth quantities to a mean of 400,000 euros.

“Parisians did not want to associate with a communication campaign in the city of Paris”Sigrated to AFP, Nelly Garnier from the Change Paris group of Rachida Dati. “If the town hall really wants to associate the population, why not have consulted it on the ZTL [zone à trafic limité dans l’hypercentre] Or the drop in speed on the device? »»requests the elected LR of 11^e borough.

The Modem and Independent group castigated, in a press release, “A scathing disavowal for a session performed upfront”. “When we don’t give ourselves the means to curiosity the Parisians in the way forward for their metropolis, we should not be shocked by a low participation”regrets for his part Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Horizons), who Codirige Union Capital, the first opposition group.

Vote was important for those who moved on Sunday. Like Marc Remaggi, a 37 -year -old teacher, who came to put his ballot in the urn in the morning at the town hall of 18^e borough. “It is important to organize town for the local weather of tomorrow, and to make Paris extra nice”he testified.

Sarah, 37 who works in a pottery workshop in the neighborhood, abounds. “We reside proper subsequent to a road in colleges” where residents have “Recroped public area” with a table, a place “Where we go right down to take the snack” with children.

The creation of 500 news “Garden streets” will result in the abolition of 10 % of Parisian surface parking, or 10,000 spaces, which is less consensus. This decrease is already at work in certain districts such as the Butte Montmartre, where the creation of a pedestrian area raises the growers of residents. Some fear that the project “Kill accessibility” From this strongly sloping site, according to Anne Renaudie, president of the Vivre in Montmartre association which has filed a legal action against the work.