Overview
- New mayor Emmanuel Grégoire announced a citywide push to improve daily cleanliness and public comfort.
- The plan prioritizes street cleaning, facade upkeep, and protection of historic street furniture tied to Paris’s identity.
- City Hall will target 1,000 degraded hotspots in tourist-heavy areas such as the Champ de Mars and zones around major train stations.
- A newly created general delegate for design and aesthetics will direct the program and coordinate repairs across departments.
- Officials link the strain on public space to a tourism surge of about 50 million visitors in 2025, which helped fuel the #SaccageParis outcry.