At a cost of NIS 1 billion: the municipality will turn the Champs Elysees into a green boulevard, full of parks and cafes • At the same time, most car traffic will be removed from the area
Fewer vehicles and more green - the big change in Paris
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One of the most beautiful, familiar and touristy spots in the world, the Champs Elysees in Paris, which stretch from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, are going to undergo a significant facelift that will change all their faces at least partially by 2024 the year Paris hosts the next Olympics.
The one who announced the dramatic change is the mayor of Paris Ann Hildigo, who signed the plans implemented by PCA-STREAM, which cost 250 million euros.
The goal of the program is to make the Hauser that is congested today significantly and that many Parisians avoid reaching it, one that will include many parks, playgrounds, cafes, many public trails and much less transportation.
In fact, the ever-congested Victory Square area today will for the most part become a walking plaza for tourists.
Work will begin on Concord Square and from the square the authorities will gradually bring about a comprehensive change in the boulevards that are about 2 kilometers long.
In fact, by 2024 only Concord Square will change and not the boulevards themselves and after that, the transformation of the boulevard at a pace adapted to the city's capabilities will slowly progress.
For years, Paris was considered one of the most visited cities in the world, in 2019 almost 20 million tourists visited the city, most of them passing through the famous boulevard between Concorde Square and the Arc de Triomphe.
Shops of the world's largest luxury brands are scattered along the boulevard, alongside cafes, restaurants and a variety of attractions.
Concord Square is a short walk from the Louvre Museum, via the Tuileries Gardens.
The boulevard is less than two kilometers from the city's famous emblem, the Eiffel Tower.
Currently, Israelis cannot enter France.
However, the rate of vaccinations in Israel is expected to open up Israeli tourists the opportunity to visit various countries, and one of them may be France, which has so far vaccinated some 200,000 citizens.
The French economy relies heavily on tourism.
Currently, there are quite a few restrictions in the country.
The main goal is to get most of the traffic out of the boulevard, return green areas to it and turn it completely into an open and welcoming center in the city center.
The Elysee Boulevard was first built on the orders of King Louis XIV in 1600. Since then, the boulevards have become one of the most well-known, touristy but also crowded streets in the world with many businesses but also with high density and polluted air.
