Enhancing and revitalizing commercial areas at the entrance to cities: that is the government’s ambition. The idea is to enable the development of housing, offices, public facilities, but also to give nature its place in these urban spaces often referred to as “ugly France.” This program falls within the framework of the Climate and Resilience Law, which decrees net zero artificialization of land (ZAN) by 2050.
45 medium-sized cities have already applied to benefit from support under the second phase of the “Action cœur de ville” program launched in February. Olivia Grégoire, Minister of Commerce, and Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, are set to announce a call for projects to encourage about twenty demonstrators among local authorities!