Paris' Grand Plan to Become Europe's Greenest City
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2 жыл бұрынFrom the Champs-Élysées to the Eiffel Tower, the French capital is getting the mother of all makeovers. For more by Tomorrow’s Build subscribe now - bit.ly/3vOOJ98
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@Alex-ix6oi 2 жыл бұрын
Paris is already beautiful, but adding greenery anywhere just makes places look so much nicer!
@JL1009 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂 no it’s disgusting as is
@iot1452 2 жыл бұрын
Paris is not beautiful 🤡 very small pockets of Paris are nice while others are absolute shite.
@Atilla_21 2 жыл бұрын
@@iot1452 like every cities
@wavyy 2 жыл бұрын
@@Atilla_21 Except for Singapore maybe
@TomorrowsBuild 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@Gokun12498 2 жыл бұрын
"motorist fear being squeezed out of public spaces" yeah thats kinda the point mate.
@SFledz 2 жыл бұрын
It is in principle but it's always more difficult for residents of the area as opposed to everyone else.
@moisesjimenez4391 2 жыл бұрын
@@SFledz just ride a bike, it’s good for your health, your car should be used to go out of the city not travel within it
@pa9365 2 жыл бұрын
Why is it more difficult for local residents? Surely if anything it's easier for them, given that they already live there and therefore don't need to drive.
@maxnewts 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much
@GTAVictor9128 2 жыл бұрын
Pedestrians have been squeezed out of public spaces for too long. For any street, ~80% is dedicated to cars, and it's still not enough when traffic is high. A single tram can transport as many people as a motorway. Alas these motorists need to adapt for the greater good, because city spaces have been catered to cars for far too long.
@damondominique 2 жыл бұрын
Living here in Paris is such an odd juxtaposition. Half of French administration is unnecessarily slow and the other half gets sh*t done!!! I have noticed a drastic difference in improvements over the past 10 years!!! 🏆
@backintimealwyn5736 2 жыл бұрын
the french will refuse to admit it but there is progress in France not just decay ;)
@vengxance 2 жыл бұрын
damn dude youre freakin everywhere…i see yt gives us the same recommendations
@haleffect9011 2 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that the French are people who live in heaven but are convinced they live in hell
@backintimealwyn5736 2 жыл бұрын
@@haleffect9011 so true, but.. it's because they are convinced they live in hell that they are constantly improving and demanding even better.
@haleffect9011 2 жыл бұрын
@@backintimealwyn5736 Entirely true, I understand why, its one of the reasons France managed to stay a great power, far above its weight class, and in some ways even above the UK or Germany. But it gets annoying when every. single. change. is met with vehement opposition. Remove bureaucrats? strikes (fewer ppl with jobs). Add bureaucrats? strikes (overblown bureaucracy). Decrease retirements? strikes (you take away OUR money?). Increase retirements? strikes (How dare you spend so much!). Do anything whatsoever with the environment? Strikes (It's not enough!!!) Decrease employer responsibility? strikes (Poor workers!). Increase employer responsibility? strikes (Poor employers!). I would say the most amazing thing about France is that despite all of this, ALL the leaders want to change and improve things radically, from the most extreme to the most moderate, hardly anyone wants to keep things as they are, they ALL want to improve. That is what I find almost miraculous and one of the reasons why France s a great power, more than anything else. Though of course, you'd hardly ever find a French person agreeing with any of this.
@FurtivePenguin 2 жыл бұрын
Im a french citizen and i was aware of the Paris Green Project but i wasn't aware what was to be expected. I learned more about this in 5 min than ever xD Great content btw keep going ! Edit : thx for all the likes lol, first time for me to be that famous
@jamesforbes2205 2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the carbon offset and the temperature moderation effect. It's really ambitious and I think it's mostly really great change.
@FurtivePenguin 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesforbes2205 yes i think temperature in the city will decrease a lot and get more people to come out on sunny days and walk aroud the Champs (particularly in summer when its super hot)
@jamesforbes2205 2 жыл бұрын
@@FurtivePenguin Yes it looks really good I hope this realizes as shown. If it's 5 years to the finish it sets a bar for what we can and must do globally. I have never considered Paris for a home seriously but this... this is inspiring a bit
@jamesforbes2205 2 жыл бұрын
Aussi et sotto voce les chiens auront du terrain plus camouflant pour leurs ornements indiscrets si bien connus au monde entier! And I say this because my street here is concrete and full of crottes de paresse... le parc il n'est pas loin.
@FurtivePenguin 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesforbes2205 en même temps leurs maîtres sont Parisiens faut pas s'attendre à grand chose venant d'eux mdrrrr
@emilyarchibald1900 2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing about environmentally friendly construction.
@suserman7775 2 жыл бұрын
Environmentalism is much more expensive an option than otherwise. Whose fault is it that YOU never figured out where the money that even ALLOWS the option of going green came from?
@MZ99698 2 жыл бұрын
@@suserman7775 what?
@suserman7775 2 жыл бұрын
@@MZ99698 Freedom creates wealth. Environmentalism destroys wealth. It may be popular among you Marxists to see wealth as a horrible and greedy. But the irony is, how do you think people can afford solar panels on their roof, a Tesla in their driveway, the costs of huge dedicated green spaces in their cities? ALL of that stuff takes great deals of MONEY. Why is that ironic? Because the very people that call for an environmental takeover of all industries are the same people that would have made all that wealth generation impossible.
@TomorrowsBuild 2 жыл бұрын
You're gonna love our channel
@MZ99698 2 жыл бұрын
@@suserman7775 bore off
@MZ99698 2 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a fantastic project, every major city in the world should be considering projects like this
@TomorrowsBuild 2 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@byzantium0086 2 жыл бұрын
Paris have a grand plan to be Muslim , already in process, Paris have more mosques than most Islamic cities
@cyrusthegreat7030 2 жыл бұрын
@@byzantium0086 oh no THE MUSLIMS WHAT WILL WE DOOOOOOOOOO. First of all source cause that is a pretty big claim and 2 why do you people act like Muslims are a different species?
@noileyys2249 2 жыл бұрын
@@byzantium0086 That's because paris has more population then the other ''islamic cities''
@TRINI333 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of the government's do have major plans for green cities or sustainable cities. 😁😁😁
@ebbeb9827 2 жыл бұрын
I'd argue Paris has one of the most ambitious liveable city movements in Europe. Not many places are moving as fast as them regarding e.g cycling infrastructure atm
@OfficalyGenious 2 жыл бұрын
Do you mean west Europe? All of the Scandinavian countries are ahead
@3run632 2 жыл бұрын
@@OfficalyGenious OP’s argument is about the pace of evolution, so if other cities have done it before they’re not evolving anymore. But I visited Copenhagen for about a week this summer and didn’t find it that far ahead of Paris in terms of dedicated bike lanes, plus renting bikes there through Bycyklen much more expensive that the Parisian vélib. Did I miss something major?
@rickb3078 2 жыл бұрын
Just get it done people!
@pmrribeiro 2 жыл бұрын
Cycling infrastructure? You mean roads?
@OfficalyGenious 2 жыл бұрын
@@3run632 when comparing the major cities from personal experience I’ve found that Nordic countries have much better dedicated biking infrastructure such as bike paths in cities and roads that are meant for bikes that cars just happen to share. Is Paris doing good? Yes, but I’m a salty American. I can say France is falling behind it’s neighbors but we have nothing here so what do I know :(
@nicolasblume1046 2 жыл бұрын
0:38 this statistic is extremely misleading! The main reason the percentage is so low is that only a fraction of the metropolitan area is actually Paris. They just never expanded the official borders. (almost) If you only measure the central area of other cities, their percentage will also drop significantly
@portibolivia 2 жыл бұрын
That is an interesting point you make there.
@GustavMeyer 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, the Oslo VS Paris statistic is ridiculous. The Oslo municipality extends far beyond the built up area of Oslo..
@AD-jq7ow 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing ...
@Voyant 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, it's dishonest to take an arbitrary administrative limit instead of metro area. Unfortunately it's typical with city comparisons when it's supports the point made.
@hectoraventurier8754 2 жыл бұрын
I was born and I lived in Paris since then and compared to most cities I've visited, Paris and even its suburb is extremely dense and noisy. You can take a look on Wikipedia of the 50 most densely populated cities in the world, and you'll find dozens from Paris area (for example Levallois-Perret is the 10th most dense city in the world, hurray...) Even with those projects, Paris is 20-30 years late compared to other cities such as Amsterdam, copenhagen, and even south cities like Barcelona. Planting some threes on tourist attractions won't solve the nightmare around...
@bernddamian9519 Жыл бұрын
There’s nothing sweeter than being able to afford the luxury of traveling to different locations as enchanting and beautiful as this
@martinsriggs2441 Жыл бұрын
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@martinsriggs2441 Жыл бұрын
That’s the same guy, I have been investing with him for the past 2 years and I must confess that has been the best financial decision I have made
@bernddamian9519 Жыл бұрын
I like the sound of this guy, I am also a travel enthusiast but sadly I don’t have the financial power to live my dreams of and adventurous life, if it’s possible I would also like to do business with this guy, what is the best way I can use to reach out to him
@martinsriggs2441 Жыл бұрын
Yeah he is on Instagram
@martinsriggs2441 Жыл бұрын
@ Larry Kent Nick Trading
@jamescooperjc 2 жыл бұрын
"It wouldn't have looked great if the city where a historic agreement took place did nothing to tackle its pollution and traffic"... Glasgow I'm looking at you! In a city that still has no public transport after midnight and a motorway ripping through it, I hope COP26 gives us the boost we need to make our 'Green Place' (Literally what Glasgow means) beautiful and sustainable again.
@MrMakabar 2 жыл бұрын
From what I hear the UK is leading in decarbonising its industry super quickly right now. Seems like the UK has stoppded heating with gas and stopped fossil fueled transport as well.
@Eraeraeric 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrMakabar yeah the UK no longer uses coal as an energy source and electric car charging stations are popping up all over the country now
@AndreyRubtsovRU 2 жыл бұрын
Glasgow is incredibly green though
@stuartgibbons7888 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrMakabar We can't afford the gas and have nobody to drive the transport!
@rickb3078 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrMakabar to me it’s about a city that is not super noisy, most noise comes from car tires, not engines, and doesn’t feel dangerous when cars are present. I always thought a good measure is to ask yourself how comfortable you’d be if your 10 year old kid has to go across town on a bike to a friend or to school. If you’d worry about the cars traffic then the city does not belong to people living in it but to cars who drive by, making noise and creating unacceptably unsafe situations for your family. Without having any link to your area. They merely speed past.
@jaredg92i 2 жыл бұрын
If you’re gonna compare London (sprawl) with Paris, you need to compare it with Grand Paris, that is, what includes the surrounding inner ring banlieues (92-93-94), otherwise it’s a stupid comparison. Paris is packed with squares (small parks) all over the residential areas that every Parisian can get to by walking. Don’t compare apples and oranges. London is a sprawl akin to New York, and it includes a ton of areas that wouldn’t be inside of Paris, but just outside in the inner ring banlieues. That’s why it has more green space. It’s ridiculous to compare the two about this.
@Voyant 2 жыл бұрын
100% and such a rookie mistake
@jandron94 2 жыл бұрын
And what makes Paris a pleasant city to visit and live in is its high-density compared to over-extanded medium-density cities. Rather than wanting to make it "greener" what matters most is to limit the air pollution, making streets clean and tidy by removing all the visual pollution, removing "global world" fast food/fashion/tech shops, make it an even more walkable/cyclable city and to facilitate the access to existing parks (inside and outside of Paris Intramuros).
@petrdavidvacha4891 2 жыл бұрын
So true, there is a park (be it a small green spot or a larger one) within couple minutes of walk wherever you are in Paris. Plus large jardins and bois on the outskirts. I've lived both in Paris and London and didn't feel surrounded much more by green space in London, though.
@thornil2231 Жыл бұрын
It's an anglocentric channel so what do you expect?
@PhilJonesIII Жыл бұрын
At country level, The UK is around 12% forest. France around 32% .
@guldklimp 2 жыл бұрын
The percentage of Green spaces is wrong though. Just the two big parks (bois de Boulogne et bois de Vincennes) make up 17,5 % of the city area. If you add the other parks it's of course much more. And still, that is just the commune de Paris, which basicly is just the city center (compared to London and other cities who include villa suburbs). That being Said, I'm looking forward to this change!
@joulestrouve3038 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe they’re didn’t count anything beyond the périphérique ? They’re great parks but they’re not part of the « dense » Paris, they’re pretty far away right at the edges, they don’t do has much for greenery and pollution than, say, Central Park. But you’re right to say that they ARE part of the city technically, I’m curious to understand these numbers here as well.
@hectoraventurier8754 2 жыл бұрын
I was born and I lived in Paris since then and compared to most cities I've visited, Paris and even its suburb is extremely dense and noisy. You can take a look on Wikipedia of the 50 most densely populated cities in the world, and you'll find dozens from Paris area. Even with those projects, Paris is 20-30 years late compared to other cities such as Amsterdam, copenhagen, and even south cities like Barcelona. Planting some threes on tourist attractions won't solve the nightmare around...
@vlt96 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe they're referring to Paris itself, not the metro area? Those 2 parks belonging to the city are like someone looking at a circle with 2 random squares nearby and saying "yeah, that's all just a circle"
@ligametis 2 жыл бұрын
Paris center is a concrete wasteland, can't argue with that. It is very dense.
@aa-t8969 2 жыл бұрын
@@ligametis To call one of the most beatiful cities on earth „concrete wasteland“ is bold (not to say ridiculous). By the way as mentioned before the percentage is wrong... considering the bois de boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes (both within the administrative borders of „inner“ Paris) the percentage has to be much higher (I guess over 20%). Speaking about administrative borders: it is just ridiculous to compare a city with 105 km2 with a city with 1 572 km2 - obviously the borders of London comprise much of the outskirts of the city (with a lot of greenery ) and the borders of Paris don‘t.
@rahhuuuu2321 2 жыл бұрын
well the difference with other European cities isn’t very fair since Paris area is very small. If you add the huge parcs across the city it could easily gain 10% of green space. I’m talking about le “champ de Vincennes”, “bois de Boulogne”.
@napsec9807 2 жыл бұрын
But the land value and density of population is much higer so i think it is totally fair.
@rahhuuuu2321 2 жыл бұрын
@@napsec9807 what ? I didn’t mean that but cities as Berlin has huge area and include parc around it. Paris true area is still the same since decades. And the biggest parcs of the capital aren’t counted as a part of the city.
@Orcahhh 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Paris has effectively run out of space: if you want to add green, you have to remove something else
@pgdsfcv5552 2 жыл бұрын
Le champ de Vincennes ?? C'est le bois de Vincennes
@DarkAngelEU 2 жыл бұрын
Compared to Berlin any capital looks small, even London lol
@nathanieldrew 2 жыл бұрын
Woooo!! Can’t wait for that new green space!
@MomasBoyOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Are you living in Paris mostly or where in Europe?
@AMPProf 9 ай бұрын
Yep GREEN PUNK
@colej7973 9 ай бұрын
to bad all that "green space" is occupied by thousands of homeless drug addicts
@mathieumaticien 2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Paris is so low in green space standings. Every time I go to Paris I'm in love with all its parks in every arrondissement. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is my favorite, and it's so beautiful.
@tijldeclerck7772 11 ай бұрын
Compared to other European cities it does feel less green tho. Only compared to American cities it feels green, because muricans thought it was more important to build 1000 parking spaces for every store.
@2mac_mini952 10 ай бұрын
@@tijldeclerck7772 both have their own charm
@InXLsisDeo 8 ай бұрын
That list was nonsense, the stats quoted are worthless.
@brentonwithers4508 2 жыл бұрын
I like this idea. I live in Berlin, which is an incredibly green city. The only difference would be that the green spaces in Paris are quite "manicured". In Berlin, they're more often very wild and just left to grow. Both have a certain charm.
@macsimiliam 2 жыл бұрын
That’s true
@captainjackpugh6050 2 жыл бұрын
Both needs more skyscrapers. There are practically no skyscrapers in both your cities. Europe should have towering skyscrapers
@thunderbolt8409 2 жыл бұрын
@@captainjackpugh6050 no skyscrapers are useless expansive and not very feat with the historical buildings infrance major skyscrapers are in La Defense or not far of peripherique
@captainjackpugh6050 2 жыл бұрын
@@thunderbolt8409 Skyscrapers are expensive, but they are not useless. If land has high value, why waste its potential by building buildings that are only a few stories? Skyscrapers are beautiful, huge structures. Each of them are towering monuments to Humanity’s greatness
@thunderbolt8409 2 жыл бұрын
@@captainjackpugh6050 because build skycrapers produces a decrease of the value of terrain inside Paris
@Celis.C 2 жыл бұрын
Here's hoping they'll reach their ultimate ambitious goal. The video sparked a question in my mind, one that might suit this channel very well: if we were to build a completely new city, what would be some key design philosophies and urban development standards to make it navigable, efficient and worth living in?
@carlosandleon 2 жыл бұрын
laissez fair
@tunnfisch7548 2 жыл бұрын
If I would design a new city my number one goal would be: As less cars as possible!!! Cars are the number one thing which make cities unpleasant to live in. They are loud, dirty and waste a ton of space which could be used to creat enjoyable places to be in. I'd advise you to take a look at the cannel Not Just Bikes. He explains realy well why cars suck in cities.
@Celis.C 2 жыл бұрын
@@tunnfisch7548 I actually am subscribed to him! Great channel with interesting perspectives on urban development. And I fully concur that private travel, bar walking and cycling, makes cities a lot less pleasant. And there can definitely be custom solutions for cargo.
@theartframe9596 2 жыл бұрын
No skyscrapers
@suserman7775 2 жыл бұрын
"key design philosophies" for environmentalists would be easy. Every decision is made on the basis of "what's worse for human standard of living in the long run?". Business = bad. Capitalism = bad. Human population = bad. Few streets = good. Authoritarian government = good. Force everyone away from cars and onto government-directed and controlled transportation = good.
@PLuMUK54 2 жыл бұрын
The Champs Élysées has long been one of the most overrated streets. The first time that I saw it there were still independent businesses along its length. The last time that I saw it there were few, if any, and it had become a rather garish "could be anywhere" street. Anything to improve its environment is worthwhile, though I do hope that views of the Arc de Triumph do not get spoiled.
@szurketaltos2693 2 жыл бұрын
All these changes would be fantastic for business along the street. Right now it's kind of a depressing place that feels more for cars than people. Kind of strange in the context of Paris.
@andyrob3259 2 жыл бұрын
Planting trees doesn’t bring back independent business. Jesus people are easily led by glossy pictures. The reason there’s are no independent businesses is due to high rent. Planting trees will drop rent how? It don’t address the reason locals don’t use it - it’s not because it hasn’t more trees (it’s got trees already ).
@Ronline26 2 жыл бұрын
If they change it the iconic last stage of the Tour de France will not feel the same which i would hate but i guess its for the best.
@abbotbusoni4311 2 жыл бұрын
agreed, as a parisian for me it's just a consumerist dull hellscape where you don't feel as you belong there as a frenchman
@abbotbusoni4311 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ronline26 don't worry it will still be wide, we need to drive tanks through it once a year anyways XD
@Ptolemy336VV 2 жыл бұрын
Regarding other greenspace areas in other cities, Athens is building one of the largest parks (called Hellinikon) in the world in its city consisting of 6.5 million m2 and costing 8 billion euro, finishing in 2nd half of 2020s.
@PATAPOE 2 жыл бұрын
If anyone is curious to know, the last aerial shot of the video is actually from Versailles city, where we can see a part of the immense royal garden on the left as well as the Cathédrale Saint Louis on the right. Versailles is an already quite green and appreciated alternative to Paris, with no less than 3 different subway lines to go to the french capital.
@ms-9 2 жыл бұрын
lol there is no subway to Versailles, only trains
@pastek93 2 жыл бұрын
@@ms-9 The RER is kind of like the subway though
@ms-9 2 жыл бұрын
@@pastek93 well it doesn't go under the ground until Paris, so no really it's more a train. It's more like the sprinter in Amsterdam than like the tube
@pastek93 2 жыл бұрын
@@ms-9 i see what you mean, but still it's not a full-fledged train like the TGV or the Intercités, and since it shares the ticket system with rest of the subway network it's kind of like an hybrid between train and the tube imo
@PATAPOE 2 жыл бұрын
@@pastek93 Exactly my point as to why I call it a subway, thanks for clarifying.
@casinoheimdall9328 2 жыл бұрын
If we speak of Greater Paris, it is already the greenest capital in Europe. More than 60% of parks and green zones. The 9,5% - that's only if you consider Paris Intramuros, the little Paris, the old town.
@ivishnukn 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait. Looks stunning. Watch and learn Central Vista!
@SteveAndAlexBuild 2 жыл бұрын
Let’s hope some more cities follow suit 👌🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
@christopherborsellino2268 2 жыл бұрын
Wow...nice to see that the city of Paris is moving forward with this beautification project. I have never beeen to Paris, but it looks like a wonderful place to explore.
@karuneshsingh4920 2 жыл бұрын
I go to tuition classes on cycle and when it's the sunny day, I feel that it would have been great if the roads on which I travel would have been covered with trees. Only a small portion of road is covered with trees and that portion feels like heaven. I understand the need of trees specially on the road sides. Good luck to Paris!!! Love from INDIA!!!
@jeanconstantin2713 2 жыл бұрын
Lower green space rates can partly be explained by the fact that Paris proper is only made of the very dense hypercenter, contrary to greater London or Berlin which both include more suburban areas within their city limits so it's not surprising that those cities have higher green space rates.
@EscapeFromCustody 2 жыл бұрын
Even just looking at the very centre of the city, comparing satellite view on Google Maps for London and Paris the difference is striking. Especially for Paris north of the river. It isn't just the suburban areas, Central London is full of green space too with many royal parks and public spaces.
@AMPProf 9 ай бұрын
I like the cities that start with the small local streets.. It's nice to find hidden park ways
@d_dave7200 Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful project. Really hope it goes ahead as planned.
@ronylouis0 2 жыл бұрын
i think it's also important to mention that they want to permanently pedestrianize the center of the city, along with the currently ongoing doubling of our metro lines' length!
@AMPProf 9 ай бұрын
Yep ECOPUNK
@jerooo159 2 жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the Oosterweelverbinding in Antwerp. It's probably the biggest construction project in the BENELUX right now
@ignacioburkhardt789 2 жыл бұрын
What's that?
@jerooo159 2 жыл бұрын
@@ignacioburkhardt789 Search it on youtube, it has a nice video about it. Basically they'll be extending the ring and making part of it underground to make parks for the citizens and to reduce polution, congestion and noise. It's been a thing they have been trying to make since the 90s and they finally started building it last year and wont be completed until the end of the decade
@winstonfj4174 2 жыл бұрын
love it. Bring it on. excellent public transport and tons of walking areas are what cities need. this is ultimately what gives a city its life
@angry_strawberry2733 8 ай бұрын
its cool that things are finally happening in Paris, maybe when a lot of things here are done its worth to visit again.
@lockheed12345 2 жыл бұрын
This is simply amazing. I really wish Toronto could do something like this. Unfortunately, there is a lot of push back from the oil and auto industries here.
@Steve_McMillen 2 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile In London we've been trying to have similar options of pedestrianisation on busy streets like Oxford street, but the local councils instead built a £6 million fake hill. What an absolute waste.
@pangaea5258 2 жыл бұрын
I read about that! What a failed project that was 😂
@rickb3078 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂 just seeing it now. What were they smoking to think this could be successful? Oxford street in its current setup is hideous with or without an oversized molehill
@FlushGorgon 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I had a look at the story, with a good mix of amazement and laughs.
@tig3662 7 ай бұрын
London is greener than Paris.
@lindanorris1817 2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US 🌎💙👏
@rogiervantilburg3440 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@Samuel_J1 2 жыл бұрын
What counts as green space? Does it have to be a park, or as simple as adding a tree or two in a public square?
@VictorECaplon 2 жыл бұрын
If I am not wrong (and I am not an expert) it is the amount of surface area used for planting greenery that counts. So green roofs and street trees do count but only their bases, not their leaf area. So parks would count more towards green space than current row of trees.
@ltgdr6298 2 жыл бұрын
his number dont includes the 2 bigest park of paris that make 17% of the city surface......
@byzantium0086 2 жыл бұрын
Paris, the city of mosques and halal.
@kalliase 2 жыл бұрын
@@byzantium0086 you got the whole squad laughing
@g.r.2985 2 жыл бұрын
I’m truly astonished Berlin didn’t make your list of “green cities”, though. Let alone Hamburg or Munich with their parks and gardens, but anyway.
@hape3862 2 жыл бұрын
Was my first thought, too.
@king_has_no_clothskul8635 2 жыл бұрын
DO GERMANS CARE?
@gpx23mgx88 2 жыл бұрын
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 in reality not
@iliveinyourwalls5193 2 жыл бұрын
Berlin is horrid
@ooooneeee 2 жыл бұрын
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 Ja.
@danielintheantipodes6741 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video!
@Drake-ef1mg 2 жыл бұрын
Paris feels like the hub of all humanity on earth
@fietsenOveral4650 2 жыл бұрын
It might be worth pointing out this is a continuation of seemingly popular and successly policy approach. Hidalgo was reelected on a platform largely based on further purging polluting personal cars, and Paris has apparently already seen a 56% drop in daily vehicle trips since 2002, with massive 100%+ YoY increases in cycling in the last couple years.
@towaritch 2 жыл бұрын
Yes but a 200% increase in crack addicts!
@LOLERXP 2 жыл бұрын
@@towaritch Any sources for that stat? For 2019, the highest number for crack users in Paris I found is 8 500. Lowest 5 000. Let's take the 8 500 and assume you didn't pull those 200% out of your ass, that would be 25 500 now. In a city of 11.1 million. Or... 0.2%. The traffic stats on the other hand concern almost everyone.
@towaritch 2 жыл бұрын
@@LOLERXP yes about 25 000 for 2 million inhabitants ( middle class families are leaving 6 000 less pupils in school this semester) that proportion albeit maybe low in US terms is a novelty here.
@bobnameisboss1910 Жыл бұрын
This is preposterous. Do you live in Paris? Go live there before having your views. Living there you will realise that what she has done is waste the government’s money and that which we pay in taxes, created massive traffic throughout the whole of Paris and not even improved congestion. Bicycles are a failure as its cold half the year and they get stolen. Not everyone has the space. They are also really unhelpful to get to places far away and the tube system and bus system is terrible. As I said, go live there before making your judgement on statistics. Statistics do not show the full truth, only what we want to see. Edit: She also got elected by trickery as she joined some arrondissement together to get her votes through on certain arrondissement that she knew were against here (i.e. the centre where she is making all these terrible changes.) People are not affected as much when they leave on the outskirts of Paris which means that they do not see the full picture
@dominikjakaj1999 2 жыл бұрын
looks good, hope they achieve it
@andreepages8430 7 ай бұрын
What exciting plans! Thank you for the video.
@davetv4705 2 жыл бұрын
What a great idea! Nice presentation.
@GregVidua 2 жыл бұрын
Showing Barcelona at the end was an odd choice considering their 2030 greening plan predates that of Paris. New Glories Catalanes park has just been opened, school streets have been pacified, the city just got awarded New European Bauhaus award for one of green roof tops, works on major Sagrera park are underway, and so are those of pacifying one of future green corridors, street of Consell de Cent, which will include 4 small parks inside famous, chamfered crossroads of Eixample, for which designs have already been selected. Either way, great that two most visited cities are both working toward greener future.
@nilstwestergaup3165 2 жыл бұрын
Yup, Oslo 68% green is also misleading. maybe if you count the surrounding forest and hills, only accessible in the winter and where they actually lay tracks. In the summer it's very rough and overgrown, only the real vikings go there.
@InXLsisDeo 8 ай бұрын
That list was nonsense.
@camknowledgefortravel 2 жыл бұрын
It looks so interesting and beautiful. I want to live there.
@fredstanley419 2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos
@MotoTvWoodsFarm 2 жыл бұрын
great video really enjoyed it 👍
@liammarsh115 2 жыл бұрын
Someones been practicing their French pronunciations
@BlueRam15 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to visit this city in 20 years time. :)
@towaritch 2 жыл бұрын
It will look like Chernobyl
@zhihaozhao 2 жыл бұрын
It will look like Saudi Arabia
@Alpha-Andromeda 2 жыл бұрын
It will be wrapped altogether by Christo and Jeanne Claude 🎁
@Napouille 2 жыл бұрын
@@zhihaozhao more like Africa...
@makharena5553 2 жыл бұрын
@@Napouille wdym? Only 10% of muslims in Paris
@algoriticus 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I live in the states, this is very encouraging.
@jsk-rn2pq 9 ай бұрын
That would be perfect ! There is no such thing as too many trees. Bravo Paris ! Looking forward to this :)
@vautrelechat4568 2 жыл бұрын
The garden into which you said the Champs Elysees are gonna be turned into have existed for ages at the bottom of the Avenue It's near the Petit and Grand Palais, all the space between the champs elysee's roundabout and the Place de la Concorde is made of parks
@vautrelechat4568 2 жыл бұрын
All the CGI that you showed from this area is almost exactly how it looks like now
@Valentin-oc5nh 2 жыл бұрын
NOT A SINGLE PERSON that lives in ile de france (greater paris area) “relies” on his or her car!!!
@Gondrux 2 жыл бұрын
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@rickychacon12 7 ай бұрын
Thanks. You helped me with one of my sustainability essays on cities.
@adambako6939 2 жыл бұрын
This is great! LOVE It!
@elioshabbar8443 2 жыл бұрын
I'm all in for more green spaces, however it's the rest that buggers me : how could designs such as those showcased in the 3D fit on the néo-classical and Haussmanian landscape that shape these areas ? They already did something similar in the Halles, while I was thinking they would've give it it's former friendly shape, they made it an even more soulless "modern" mall with ugly sculptures oddly similar to the one with the hand holding flowers in the video. Now don't get me wrong, I know art is subjective and that modernity can become classic later, but you have to take the urban context into account. This type of project is greatly welcomed in the already modern parts of the city, way less in the historical center. They should really focus on the horrible fast lanes circling around the city that we call Périphérique, that already started to do so with the new tramways t3a and t3b
@ericdurville6306 2 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Beaubourg Museum ?
@thuroflan4594 2 жыл бұрын
The hand holding flower is already here, and it's absolutely awful
@elioshabbar8443 2 жыл бұрын
@@ericdurville6306 A disaster for the popular classes that were still selling their products in the (historical) Halles. All of that just to place a huge building made out of pipes in the middle of the most medieval parts of the city, as well as a parking on the side. It's a well-known fact that Pompidou had no respect whatsoever for the Patrimoine, and was having wet dreams of cars, modernist buildings, supermarkets and concrete everywhere. He actually achieved part of that dream in Paris.
@fabianofrank4785 Жыл бұрын
Since when asphalt is a "classic landscape"?
@elioshabbar8443 Жыл бұрын
@@fabianofrank4785 neo-classical*, that's the main style of french architecture from Louis XIV to the XIXth century. No asphalt there
@Cragglerock93 2 жыл бұрын
As ever, direct London-Paris comparisons are hard. Paris proper is basically equivalent to Inner London. London proper (i.e. Greater London) includes a lot of green suburbs with large parks (e.g. Richmond Park) that are too far out from the centre to be considered part of the city had they been in Paris. London may well be greener than Paris anyway, but a like-for-like comparison definitely wouldn't show London as being three times greener. I enjoyed the video, though!
@missmary-yvettesotoza8699 Жыл бұрын
Looks good with the greenery. Still wishing to visit Paris and other places in France one day ❤️🇫🇷
@thegreencompany2101 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic initiative to make Paris more sustainable by adding greenery🙌🏼🌳
@KristoferBarins 2 жыл бұрын
Love the channel, and keep up the great work! Just wanted to mention that Berlin is a very green city and should definitely have been on that comparison list (IMHO) …maybe rethink which sources to use :)
@_blank-_ 2 жыл бұрын
The comparison isn't fair anyway. Paris' boundaries are very small and focused on the very center of the megalopolis which is obviously very developed. Paris proper has around 2 million inhabitants while the Parisian urban area has 12. For comparison, the Land of Berlin is 8 times bigger than Paris intra-muros in size.
@gigiatlas2364 2 жыл бұрын
As a Parisian-born I've never felt it lacked greenery, but this is giving me serious vibes! Can't wait to enjoy this added Nature to my already beloved ex-home town 💚😃
@justg4272 2 жыл бұрын
For someone that has been living in Paris for only 4 years, I can tell you that it does lack greenery and pedestrian areas, walking on most streets is almost unlivable with all the fucking traffic and noise around. I can’t wait to move out again
@Food4thought1234 Жыл бұрын
Long overdue, especially for ALL major cities. They really do need to rid of all Traffic.
@CuddleSeason 2 жыл бұрын
Cool plans, definitely a good direction we're heading
@eveb.6568 2 жыл бұрын
This is AWESOME!!!!! Love Paris!!!
@Alphamaan 2 жыл бұрын
That's something I will never understand. Why they always say Paris lack of green places? They have the bois de boulogne and bois de Vincennes. Each of them are 5 to 6 times bigger than central park. Also they have plenty of little squares in the inner city and bigger city parks like jardin des plantes, luxembourg, palais royal, tuilleries, places des Vosges. To me Paris have more green places than most of the so called "greener cities". I used to live in Paris and live now in a so called "greener city".
@InXLsisDeo 8 ай бұрын
The statistics shown in the vid are complete nonsense.
@jostnamane3951 10 ай бұрын
Here We go
@catherinev5123 2 жыл бұрын
the image of Barcelona at the end.... ohhhhhhh beautiful
@stevepashley795 2 жыл бұрын
I love this beautiful city and the new plans will make it even better. Well done to the planners. Unfortunately I can't get there as often as I would like. I live in Australia. Fantastic video, thank you
@noemierollindedebeaumont1130 2 жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to this transformation, i am just hoping that the big companies in charge do what the people ACTUALLY need and what, not what they THINK they need and want... ! Especially regarding the infrastructures for pedestrians and bikes, nothing worse than having a very open design (like they showed in the 3d designs) where the boundaries are not clear and you spend the whole time unsure of where you're supposed to go and end up in the bike lane as a pedestrian or in the walking space as a biker... So physical boudaries, different surfaces and lots of colorfull signage please ! Just take exemple on countries/cities who already have this type of infrastructures. (My peace of mind and anxiety thank you!) Because think of the nightmare of trying to use a bike lane on a late friday afternoon going home from work if the bike lane is full of people (it will mostly be tourists considering how it will surely attract more tourist than there already are, so people who are not familiar with the local customs and how things work), it would be a horrible experience for both parties...
@Michiel_de_Jong 2 жыл бұрын
Great!... I was in Paris in the summer of 2019.. cycling through the city... and already imagining it with 10% of the cars within the Boulevard de Peripherique, and more trees, bike lanes, and even more walking space.... Imagine Paris on 60dBA in stead of 80..!
@lunden8060 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@MiaMakesThings 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been living in the Paris for the past few years and my asthma has gotten significantly worse because of the air quality (according to the handful of drs i’ve seen) but as you say there have been so many little things that have been improving the overall life and air quality around the city! I was very happily surprised to hear that the champs élysées have plans to change! It’s truly terrible at the moment and i dread passing through it on my bike. Your video was awesome! Thank you!
@thornil2231 Жыл бұрын
leave then...
@MiaMakesThings Жыл бұрын
@@thornil2231 lol yes bcz that’s how life works right?
@3dheadcreeps87 2 жыл бұрын
What I would give to have LA city leaders propose something even half this ambitious before our Olympics.
@MuddinNYC 2 жыл бұрын
LA has no public transportation. The existing network is so small that this wouldn't work. Cars are sadly required to live in LA. The only US city that can do this is NYC thanks to it's to robust tho unreliable MTA.
@3dheadcreeps87 2 жыл бұрын
@@MuddinNYC - they could start by planting various trees along our rail network, most of which isn’t underground anyway. I mean if they did that we would literally have paths from downtown to the beach, for example, or downtown to the foothills.
@MuddinNYC 2 жыл бұрын
@@3dheadcreeps87 Trees along a railway are safety hazards. It's why trees are removed at least 50 ft away when tracks are built. Unfortunately that just won't work. It also won't solve the lack of public transportation issue.
@salamandiusbraveheart4183 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, keep it up
@treverthetree 7 ай бұрын
Sounds beautiful
@JohnnyWednesday 2 жыл бұрын
I'm deeply confused - The B1M is the most amazing construction channel on youtube - and this is the most amazing construction channel on youtube? - that's scientifically impossible! I think we're getting youtube channels leaking in from an alternate reality.
@Yakez42 2 жыл бұрын
Moscow is so "high" on the greenery list only because there is literal National Park inside Moscow borders.
@unerlasslichtv3250 2 жыл бұрын
Russians know how to trick western rankings 😜
@viktory8263 2 жыл бұрын
The percentage of 'green' land is not a very useful metric. It is much better to measure how long an average city dweller has to travel to get to a park.
@faithingood3863 2 жыл бұрын
Not only. All Soviet planned cities with their multi-story flats have lots of planted trees, basically like a forest cover from one building to the other. Most of Moscow is like that, most of the Soviet parts of the city might not look too pretty but it certainly has done well to create green spaces.
@darkmatter5424 2 жыл бұрын
It is actually the greenest city on earth (54%) if you look at other more accurate sources. But yeah, Russia can't be presented in a good light in the West. They need to be constantly vilified.
@Siennaflower 2 жыл бұрын
This sounds very exciting!!
@AmsaAce 2 жыл бұрын
"Green Renaissance" - fantastic phrase, will start using it now.
@towaritch 2 жыл бұрын
Bullshit.Crack and rats renaissance actually.Did you even visit Paris recently? A shit hole!
@tunnfisch7548 2 жыл бұрын
I can not help but notice, there is still a lot of space dedicated to cars in these animations. Why for example would you want a bunch of cars driving around one of your most famos landmaks in the city?? Doesn't really feel inviting if you ask me.
@SFledz 2 жыл бұрын
Deliveries, taxis, emergency vehicles, etc. How would you replace those if they don't have roads to go down?
@tunnfisch7548 2 жыл бұрын
@@SFledz I wouldn't but you don't need that much space for them. If you have no private traffic a standard two lane road would be enought in most places to handle traffic. This might be utopic but we could try to get as close as possible to that.
@szurketaltos2693 2 жыл бұрын
@@SFledz a lot of deliveries and taxi trips can be replaced by bikes. Certainly not all, but more than you might think. All these measures will also reduce traffic in the long run and therefore make streets faster for emergency vehicles.
@stijnhs 2 жыл бұрын
Sightseeing busses... Paris is full of them cuz it's one of the most visited cities in the world (I couldn't possibly understand why...)
@trezapoioiuy 2 жыл бұрын
As long as they are limited to the strict necessary, and take one lane instead of 5 it's still a big improvement. And it's necessary to at least have that kind of space unless the plan is for hospitals to buy a fleet of helos. Not all kinds of businesses can be kept up by bicycle deliveries. Plus public transportation still has to be a thing. So it's not about banning all vehicles, but reducing them to the minimum.
@dapengu777 2 жыл бұрын
ist sounds nice, but i realy wanted to know what they planed for new/more public transport because it is obviously needed for the locals
@noefillon1749 2 жыл бұрын
You should look for the Grand Paris Express (and if possible other planned or already done expansions of the underground from the inside to the suburbs and of the RER line E). I think there are videos in English. The thing is that most people that use cars inside Paris come from the suburbs that are not as well connected to the transportation network. There is something to do with that. Inside Paris, the network is already very dense and it's really easy to move around with the underground, the main issue there is that some lines are saturated at peak hours. And counterintuitively these suburbs lines of the GPE can help in releasing pressure on the lines in the center (especially the RER) as currently people who want to go from one place in the suburbs to another have to go by the center of Paris. The main goal of the GPE is to avoid this.
@ponyrang Жыл бұрын
Wow, My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video. Have a happy day.
@liamdillon9465 2 жыл бұрын
Great content
@stuartpaul9211 2 жыл бұрын
the only trouble with 'greenery' is councils then neglect the maintenance due to lack of funding. The trees then become a problem to street inferstructure and eventually have to be removed causing public anger on both sides. We experienced this in my hometown. residents suffering damage to their homes and gardens from council trees, and protestors angry at their removal. Just because the council spent decades neglecting maintenance.
@maa1649 2 жыл бұрын
Proud of my city. Oslo having always put green recreation areas, parks, trees 🌲, green public gardens and now also buildings are starting to be built with green rooftops. It really does feel like your closer to nature and at least for me, having green space around me, is both therapeutic, good for mental health and I become more relaxed and happy 😃 it’s also a great place to meet friends.
@gasparole Жыл бұрын
How many months of green trees a year?
@abraham2172 Жыл бұрын
Oslo is kind of a special case. The city borders include vast forests that many other cities wouldnt have considered as part of the city. Oslo is one of the largest cities in europe groundwise, although it has a rather small population compared to other major cities. Its a beautiful place, especially with its fjord that provides fantastic bathing opportunities.
@bretagnejean2410 8 ай бұрын
Oslo 1 500 inhabittant per km² Paris 20 000
@blagoevski336 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@stevennicholls6648 2 жыл бұрын
I love how tourists who don't have to comute in Paris everyday are giving their opinion as if it's relevant
@alvinharberts6797 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah lol. Oh wow yes please more investment to make life better for all those poor millionaires who have to live in such a terrible city. Meanwhile the massive drug and safety problem of the northern arrondissements goes widely ignored because that's not where the tourists go anyways.
@Ben-dh1kt 2 жыл бұрын
So true lol
@naylik2562 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly lmao. Everyday I go outside I see the same crazy hobbos and disgusting streets. Most of the place has become a complete shithole like most western cities recently.
@thornil2231 Жыл бұрын
Bravo! LOL
@thornil2231 Жыл бұрын
@@alvinharberts6797 Bravo!
@AtlasAdvice254 2 жыл бұрын
Man what a crazy idea, adding trees where they used to be…really groundbreaking idea
@fghu65m613 2 жыл бұрын
beautiful city
@nilstwestergaup3165 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Might wanna redesign the airport , fix the subway and clean up the center while you're at it! Make Paris Great Again!
@kyleroberts2426 2 жыл бұрын
I went to Paris before the pandemic and took only 1 Uber from the center to the sacré cour you really don’t need a car even now. I walked 16 km a day.
@ErickHumboldt 2 жыл бұрын
Some people may be not as young as you ! Try to think about the others
@GTAVictor9128 2 жыл бұрын
@@ErickHumboldt Which is why you have public transport.
@rickb3078 2 жыл бұрын
Or a bike
@LamZL1 2 жыл бұрын
5:30 Make sure you are subscribed to.... Me: the B1M? Tomorrow's Build: 😐
@darioadrianz 2 жыл бұрын
You never miss Fred
@aldarwish92 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful city
@SFSDFR75 2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious, are you counting the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes in that 9.3 % green space? Would love to know. And the City is covered in trees like few I’ve ever encountered. This is a sort of green space, no?
@SFSDFR75 9 ай бұрын
Both are within city limits and counted in the square miles/kilometers of the City. These large parks (forests) where part of Haussmann's design for Paris are are very much a part of Paris city life. We refer to them as the lungs of Paris. London through Zone 3 is slightly larger than Paris (beyond Zone 3 you are basically in suburbia or even "rural" London). That being said, many of London's large green spaces are beyond the central Zones so I just found the statement misleading. @@francoisfrancois9804
@InXLsisDeo 8 ай бұрын
@@francoisfrancois9804 technically both belong to the city. That list was complete nonsense anyway. Berlin should be in the list as there are parks everywhere.
@Someone-wh8hi 2 жыл бұрын
0:45 what does greenspace mean? Does a private garden count? Does a single tree on the curb count?
@fatherfountain1906 2 жыл бұрын
yes
@Brianrockrailfan 2 жыл бұрын
great video
@FrenchGalante 9 ай бұрын
We were in Paris in September on the Champs Elysées and the place was deserted! No pedestrians, just the mega stores and fast food outlets, and nothing worth an afternoon or anytime stroll. Perhaps Paris by night when the Lido and other show venues open, Paris becomes the City of Lights!
@InXLsisDeo 8 ай бұрын
Agreed.