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Mixed-use development

Postcard from Paris

February 2013July 2025

A study tour by planners and developers from London revealed how Paris is regenerating areas that have lost industry through companies set up for the purpose. Looking around the 130 hectare Paris Rive Gauche area which bridges over the railway lines out of the Gare de l’Austerlitz I saw how local authorities can lead high…
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