As a result, more than 100 hectares of pedestrian space will be created in public areas. After proposing its first Pedestrian Plan in 2017 (which will run until 2022), Paris City Hall is renewing the operation, again with the aim of making Paris as accessible as possible, for those who travel it on foot.
This Pedestrian Plan was not thought up by chance: in fact, around 65% of trips made in Paris intramuros were made on foot, according to David Belliard. In 2017, when Christophe Najdovski (also deputy mayor of Paris) implemented the first pedestrian plan , the biggest project was to make the banks of the Seine pedestrian, which have since become a veritable outdoor rendezvous for Parisians to play sport or meet up with friends.
So, by 2030, this brand-new Pedestrian Plan aims to create 100 new pedestrian hectares, more than 100 "children's streets"... As well as new pedestrian squares, thewidening of sidewalks and the creation of a pedestrian heart in each arrondissement. Finally, by 2030, the City of Paris intends to pedestrianize the entire length of Parisian boulevards and avenues - 12 kilometers in all - which until now have been open-air parking lots.
This is a very large-scale plan for the city as a whole, with a total investment of 300 million euros between now and 2026.
