1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The Renovation of Bayard Street aims to reintroduce environmental spaces to an urbanised area by planting 80 trees on both sides of the street, thereby re-greening the space (44 pear trees and 37 hazel trees of Byzantium). The project's aims were motivated local citizens' complaints that the street was falling into disarray, including its visibly failing wastewater network (Ref. 2, 3). The project is in part designed to minimise the effects of urban living on the environment (Ref. 7)
Quantitative targets
- 81 trees planted (Ref. 1)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of trees planted (Ref. 1).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Implementation activities
Work on Bayard Street began in January 2016 (Ref. 1) After 18 months of construction traffic is due to return to the street on July 17th 2017, while it is due to be completed late September 2017. Daniel Billard, president of the association Bayard Avenir, worked for seven years to gain the city's approval for the project (Ref. 2) The first phase of work involved all the concessionaires (GRDF, ERDF, Veolia, telecom operators, rainwater, Lighting which intervene on the networks (Ref. 9). "Cameras have been installed on rue Bayard to limit nuisance and the lighting of the artery has been redone" (Ref. 1). "The sidewalks, "in Sidobre granite, a local material", insists Marc Seguela, project manager for the public spaces department on the works of the city center, have been widened giving greater comfort to pedestrians. A green street: 81 trees have been planted (44 flowering pear trees and 37 hazelnut trees from Byzantium). Street furniture (9 benches, 24 chairs) will be put in place in August. The lighting has also been revised" (Ref. 2).
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The project introduces trees as a measure of re-greening and mitigating the effect of urban life on the urban environment (Ref. 2, 3).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The development of the project is inspired by the city Barcelona including where 80 trees have been planted on both sides of the street to re-green the it. (3)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
