Paris Projet n°9 - The left bank expressway

Genesis of an aborted project: the Left Bank Expressway.

Model of the Left Bank Expressway - 1973 © Apur

Also discover, a study on high-speed roads in Tokyo and alongside the River Seine, “The most beautiful avenue in Paris”, imagined as an innovating place for transporting passengers.

Table of contents:

The Left Bank Expressway: the Notre-Dame section

  • The Prefect’s statement
  • Paris City Council’s response 
  • Plans of various options
  • From the bridges Pont Austerlitz to Pont de la Tournelle
  • Models of variants 1 and 3
  • Cross- section drawings of the three proposals
  • Variant n° 1, development research

Japan: expressways in Tokyo

  • Specific characteristics
  • A whole series of facilities
  • Results

Public transport on the River Seine?

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