Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Rue Alsace: Upgrading an axis emblematic


Peter Cohen, president of the Urban Community and the Chosen Toulouse decided in February 2009 to control the urban development project of Alsace Street.
A flagship project is the first major operation conducted by the downtown and CU is important issues.

Structure and prepare the country is indeed one of the major challenges of the urban community, for these reasons, it has acquired a new skill, "Urban planning and urban projects, which will help develop a proposed development more coherent and balanced.

Despite the strong appeal of the Toulouse last fifteen years, no overall vision has allowed until now to support this development which has suffered from a lack of anticipation no vision and perspective from the municipality before.

It was urgent to put an effective halt to the development of opportunistic street by JL Moudenc wanted Alsace and municipality ...


The provisional was very rapidly degraded because they had to act quickly before maturity municipal rather than to initiate a true reflection, offer a window, though fleeting.

Today, the municipality of Peter Cohen, will be structured to better develop, with an overall consistency within the urban fabric with the main objective, a revitalized center.

" There were high expectations of users and residents - explains Peter Cohen, Mayor of Toulouse and president of Greater Toulouse - it was untenable to support the degradation of the rue Alsace and temporarily adjusting wanted by the previous municipality.
It was therefore necessary to go fast, so the project was divided into three sequences.
"

The first sequence is that between Lafayette and Esquirol, who experienced a sharp deterioration, it is even marked with the seal of the previous interim municipal team. The second concern
axis of Lafayette Street to Joan of Arc for clear access to the railway station of Toulouse, the third axis, that will finally lead to the Carmelites of Esquirol
...
The consultation launched by the Grand Toulouse by competition selected three candidates for deciding on the design team's architectural firm Bruno Fortier.

This renovation in any case should not be "an end in itself but rather the initiation of ambitious but coherent and sober.

The construction of the rue Alsace
(Esquirol - Lafayette)
a few dates and figures


-5 November 2009: project presentation
-8 June 2010: start of work dealers (water, gas, electricity)
-18 January 2011: start development work

between Lafayette Street and the Rue de Metz
December 1, 2012: completion, inauguration scheduled before Christmas.
The total cost is estimated at 11.2 million, including roads and stone coverings for 4.9 million euros, the demolition and networks, for EUR 1.5 million and finally luminaires for 650 000

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