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2024 Paris Olympics: the construction of the Porte de Chapelle Arena begins

In Paris, the first stone of the Porte de la Chapelle Arena has been laid this Tuesday October 5, 2021 by Anne Hidalgo. The construction is to be over before the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. It will house badminton, para taekwondo and para badminton games. Discover the first news and pictures of the project.

Coronavirus: Paris and its inner suburbs on reinforced alert, restrictions

Paris and its inner suburbs are now put on reinforced alert, like Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes and even Toulouse and Montpellier. Therefore, new restrictions have been announced by Health Minister Olivier Véran this September 23, 2020. Here are the new restrictions in Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.

Rugby World Cup 2023: We Love 2023 Tour train inaugurated with Anne Hidalgo in Paris

Hosted in France, the Rugby World Cup 2023 train has been inaugurated this Tuesday September 8, 2020 by Paris mayor, its deputy for Sport and French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte. Named We Love 2023, the train will leave from Paris Gare de Lyon on September 9 to travel the roads of France until October 12, 2020.

Transport: what future for cars in Paris?

As Anne Hidalgo has been re-elected Paris mayor, new measures aiming at reducing the pollution within the French capital are expected for this new mandate. What future for transport in Paris? Will cars still be relevant? Here are the measures expected.

Paris opens streets to restaurants and bars from June 2

In order to help restaurants, cafés and bars to resume works in the best health conditions possible, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo considers giving entire streets for them, and for free, until September 30, 2020. Restaurants and cafés interested must sign up on Paris City hall website starting Sunday May 31 and sign a charter committing them to respect the public area and neighbors. Paris mayor is also considering temporary closure, between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. about twenty streets to keep them for café, bar and restaurant terraces.

Doctors demand parks and gardens to reopen in Paris

The first union trade for private doctors – the CSMF – has joined Anne Hidalgo’s request as for the reopening of parks and gardens in Paris. According to this group, as Parisians’ mental health is at stake.

Free cloth masks for Parisians: sign up now

Anne Hidalgo confirmed free cloth and washable facemasks will be given to each Parisian. Interviewed by LCI this May 5, Paris mayor says that these reusable masks will be available from May 11th in pharmacies. She said that "500,000 surgical msks will be avaialble this week given by arorndissement mayors to the most fragile people". Anne Hidalgo promised earlier in April that “two million cloth facemasks” will be “given” to Parisians in order to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

316 mayors in Ile-de-France demand schools to reopen after May 11th

316 mayors in Ile-de-France including Anne Hidalgo are against schools to reopen on May 11th and speak up in an open letter.

Deconfinement: bikeways, schools, parks and gardens... Anne Hidalgo’s propositions to lift confinement in Paris

This May 5th, interviewed by Le Parisien, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo detailed her propositions to lift confinement. Bikeways, reopening parks, gardens and woods in town, gradual reopening of schools on May 14th... Paris Mayor already said 2 million cloth facemasks to be given for free, massive screening testing, remote working extended beyond May 11. Let's have an update.

Sea Bubbles: flying taxis testing in May-June 2018

Paris trips Sea Bubbles up. These flying taxis, that are said to be tested on the Seine river by late September, will finally be tested in Paris in May-June 2018 and aim at making the Seine river a common means of transport so that you can cross the city of lights in less than 15 minutes!

Seine River right banks go car free

The French capital keeps on evolving! Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, is preparing some new works including banning cars from the right banks of the Seine River in 2016.