Upwardly mobile: cable cars and the ‘new French cities of tomorrow’ An on-trend transportation solution for dense urban environments is the cable car. We reveal French successes... and failures
June heatwave in France prompts huge ‘cool cities’ budget, but no plan Experts tell us how they would use the €500million fund to lower temperatures in built up areas
Failing French villages must resist quick wins and plan better future Journalist Samantha David looks at her home village in France and how local authorities need to work together to create a long term vision
news Air pollution: More car bans coming in urban France An European rules get tighter, 11 urban low emission zones are planned for 2021 in France, with an extra 35 by 2025
Nantes' new 1.2 hectare tropical oasis Jane Hanks meets the visionary gardener in charge of turning an old quarry into a remarkable visitor garden
Uncertain future for historic Ile-de-France allotments Expanding Paris is threatening gardens which, for over a century, have been oases of green, reports Mike Diliën
Bordeaux ‘owl’ cabins let you escape the city for free You can now stay in a riverside owl-shaped cabin near Bordeaux for free, as part of the city’s Refuges Périurbains project.
Architects: Stop making France ugly France is becoming ugly, says the head of its architects’ profession, the Conseil National de l’Ordre des ArchiÂtectes.
