Two associations have just filed an appeal against the planning permission for this square in the 12th arrondissement. The City of Paris wishes to reduce the space dedicated to motorized traffic and green this mineral square.
A thousand square meters of green spaces are planned on either side of this monument, which currently sits in the center of the roundabout. “It will create monster traffic jams,’ predicts Alexis Dupont-Vignet, the treasurer of “12 ensemble”. The pedestrianization of the area around the lion fountain could, according to them, be the source of incivility. 'It should not be tagged or never be in water again,’ anticipates Alexis Dupont-Dupont. The Paris administrative court will look into this question this Friday. In particular, the issue of whether the redevelopment project for Place Félix-Éboué should be stopped. The appeal is expected to be heard in court on Friday.