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The Olympics and The new geography of Paris
Reshaping the French capital and its banlieues | Europe (2024)
13 cities across Europe will be linked with new night train routes
European railway giants have announced a major upgrading of night rail services that will link thirteen cities across the continent. (2020)
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo To Make Good On Pledge To Remove Half Of City’s Car Parking Spaces
Before she was reelected in June, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pledged to make more space on the streets of her adopted city for pedestrians and cyclis... (2020)
World's 10 coolest neighborhoods in 2020, according to Time Out
According to Time Out, these are the world's 10 coolest neighbors for 2020 -- from Wedding in Berlin to Yarraville, Melbourne (2020)
Paris Mayor: “Forget Crossing Through The City By Car”
In the first major interview since her re-election as Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien that her manifesto promise to crack down on moto... (2020)
France Airbnb: Paris hails victory over short-stay rents
The case was being watched by other European cities facing a shortage of rental housing. (2020)
The Secret History of Paris's Catacomb Mushrooms - Gastro
In the 1800s, farmers cultivated mushrooms in abandoned quarries underneath the French capital. Within these catacombs, in dark, cavernous chamb... (2017)
I was stolen from, beaten up and swindled -- it was the best trip ever — CNN
Nearly 25 years ago, CNN Travel's Global Editor Barry Neild journeyed across Europe by train to Morocco with barely $100 in his pocket. Looking bac... (2020)
All European Capitals Ranked from Cheapest to Most Expensive for Travelers
All capitals in Europe ranked based on the average rates for hotels, taxi, public transit, food, beer, coffee & museums to help you travel on a bud... (2018)
The Best Little Museum You Never Visited in Paris | Travel | Smithsonian Magazine
The Museum of Arts and Crafts is a trove of cunning inventions (2020)
The 12 Most Beautiful Places in Paris - Where to Visit in Paris
Reflecting the history of Paris through their extravagant architecture and design, here are 12 of the most beautiful places you can visit while in ... (2019)
The Paris Metro's New Problem: a Ridership Boom - CityLab
The good news: Transit ridership is booming in the French capital. But severe crowding now has authorities searching for short-term solutions. (2019)
Paris Will Create the City's Largest Gardens Around the Eiffel Tower - CityLab
The most famous space in the city is set to get a pedestrian-friendly redesign that will create the city’s largest garden by 2024. (2019)
Notre-Dame and the Paradoxes of Historical Preservation | The New Yorker
Thomas du Monchaux writes about the history of building and rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris over the centuries, and about the debate t... (2019)
New Ideas for Paris’s Outdated Infrastructure - CityLab
'Reinvent Paris II' Is for a Post-Car Future. After a criticized first installment, the city's design competition has a wider talent pool and a fai... (2019)
A Three-Day Expedition To Walk Across Paris Entirely Underground
Journalist Will Hunt, who made the crossing with a group of urban explorers, recounts being menaced by rainwater and rats — and meeting fellow subt... (2019)
8 cities are taking space away from cars to cut pollution
Cities around the world are starting to see that they’ll be cleaner, healthier, and just better overall if people–not cars–are the priority. (2019)
Startup Guide To Paris - The City Of Light | StartUs Magazine
The French capital Paris is increasingly supporting the development of startups by investing a vast amount in the city's professional infrastructure! (2016)
The Yellow Vests and Why There Are So Many Street Protests in France (2018) - The New Yorker
Adam Gopnik reflects on the *gilets jaunes* protests in Paris, which have occurred in response to a rise in fuel taxes, engineered by the governmen... (2018)
Agricool raises another $28 million to grow fruits in containers – TechCrunch
French startup Agricool is raising another $28 million round of funding (€25 million). The company is working on containers to grow fruits and vege... (2018)
France Plans Congestion Pricing for Big Cities - CityLab
A new bill would let cities charge drivers for using the road. Will local governments jump at the chance? (2018)
French travel startup Evaneos raises $81 million to fuel international expansion | VentureBeat
Online travel marketplace Evaneos announced it has raised $81 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company seeks to push outside Europe. (2018)
Eco-friendly open-air urinals cause uproar in Paris — CNN
An attempt by officials in Paris to tackle public urination by installing open-air urinals, or "uritrottoirs," has outraged some residents of the F... (2018)
World's only particle accelerator for art is back at the Louvre - BBC News
The world's only particle accelerator used in the analysis of art has undergone major refurbishment. The accelerator has been rebuilt to allow i... (2018)
Cities and Ambition | Paul Graham essay
“Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around one. In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you coul... (2018)
Why Paris is all wet again - The Economist explains
IN mid-2016 the River Seine in central Paris burst its banks. It rose to 6.1 metres, briefly closed the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, disrupted trains ... (2018)
The rise of “deep-tech” is boosting Paris’s startup scene - Less misérable
EUROPE will never create a hub of tech firms and investors to rival Silicon Valley, many experts on entrepreneurship concur. Its markets are still ... (2017)
The Other France: Are the suburbs of Paris incubators of terrorism?
Life in the Paris Banlieues | The New Yorker George Packer on the city’s immigrant suburbs, the Charlie Hebdo attacks, and France’s problems wit... (2017)
The Rise of Timber Construction in France
From Bordeaux to Paris, concrete is losing its cachet. Spurred by concerns over climate change and the negative impacts of concrete manufacturing,... (2017)
Vive La France: More Female Entrepreneurs Are Moving To Paris For Funding And Support | Fast Company
Fast Company, 2017: “Today in Paris kicks off Europe’s biggest startup competition for female founders, with a record number of applicants from 30 ... (2017)
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River (2023)
France’s Pension Reforms: Why Is There So Much Opposition? | WSJ
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special provision called Article 49 Thursday to push through a controversial pensions overh... (2023)
Neymar: The transfer that changed football
Neymar: The transfer that changed footballThis story originally featured on the Beyond The Headline podcast: https://podfollow.com/beyond-the-headl... (2021)
France's Geographic Challenge STRATFORvideo
YouTube 2012; Stratfor explains how France's natural geographic barriers have helped protect the country at all points along its border except one:... (2017)
The History of the EU with David Mitchell.
YouTube: OpenLearn from The Open University (2017)
The European Union Explained
YouTube: The European Union Explained* (2017)