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Removal of terraces, 15-minute city: Paris is getting ready for big changes!

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The Editor

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Next week, from February 11th to 14th, the first Paris 2025 Council will take place. For 4 days, all the city’s elected officials will gather to discuss the future of the capital and take new measures. And considering the topics on the agenda, let's just say it could really change quite a bit!

After the Christmas and New Year break, politics takes center stage in the capital starting next week. Throughout the week, members of the Paris Council will discuss around a hundred points concerning the future of the capital. While some topics might not be critically important for the people of Paris, others, on the other hand, directly affect us. We’ve identified 3 that could particularly impact our everyday lives.


Summer Terraces Under Scrutiny

A few days ago, we shared a worrying observation: more and more Parisians are complaining about the noise disturbances and excesses caused by terraces.

A study conducted by the Regional Chamber of Accounts has recently highlighted a management issue, caused by a regulation that is way too complicated to follow and fines that are not always deterrent enough. As a result, the future of these spaces, which are particularly loved by everyone, is now in danger. The debate will focus particularly on the permits granted for summer terraces since the end of the Covid crisis.


Schoolchildren in Danger

Another topic of utmost importance being discussed from February 11 to February 14: the number of classes in the schools of the capital. While the Paris rectorate has planned to cut 110 teaching positions due to demographic decline, this decision is not sitting well with most elected officials, who are determined to find a solution to oppose this rather crazy measure. And we thank them for that.

In the same spirit, the question of youth hyperviolence, which has seen a very significant resurgence in recent years, should also be among the most complex topics. This approach is part of a bigger idea to change things, as reflected by the "knife plan" implemented just a few days ago by the City Hall.


Paris, the city of accessibility

The last major point of this very official meeting is the second act of the “fifteen-minute city.” The principle is simple: give more power to local town halls to territorialize the city by neighborhood, and provide all Parisians with access to local services within a 15-minute walk. This second phase of the plan launched in 2020 aims to make the district the scale of...

e référence, will be starting very soon. This time, it will focus on questions about public space maintenance, social emergency situations, and citizen participation. All the decisions made next week will be available on the City website at the end of the month!