Title: Grenoble’s Concrete Jungle Continues to Expand, Ignoring Environmental Concerns
Date: July 26, 2023
After the emergence of the Cambridge neighborhood, the concreteization of the peninsula continues in Grenoble. Construction has begun on towers that will line Félix Esclangon Avenue. From Europole to the Oxford Bridge, thousands of residents will be concentrated in an area with only one green space measuring 6000 square meters, surrounded by high-rise buildings. The municipality plans to add an additional 4000 square meters of vegetation, bringing the total to 10,000 square meters if one includes small patches of greenery in the park’s calculation.
However, with 10,000 residents, this means there will only be one square meter of green space per person in the eco-district!
“A Forest of Towers” Growing on Esclangon Avenue
These 10,000 residents will live between the road and the noisy railway tracks, including train storage yards, which will result in maneuvers and disturbances for the residents. If all goes well, the future Metropolitan RER will also pass through here at high frequencies. This will replicate the issues faced by the new residents of Esplanade due to reckless urban planning. It is worth noting that Alain Carignon wanted to make the peninsula the new site for the entire Metropolis’s train station, which would have been more sensible in terms of accessibility.
GIEC Member Condemns the Peninsula
“The buildings that have sprung up on the Peninsula are absurd: constructed on asphalt with poor air circulation. There are numerous recommendations for sustainable cities, which we have been advocating since at least 2003. However, in a city like Grenoble, which is a basin, there has been no real policy from local authorities,” said Thierry Lebel, hydroclimatologist, research director at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences in Grenoble, member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Grenoble Green Capital Scientific Council (DL, September 20, 2022).
The First Northern Showcase of Grenoble
In addition to being condemned by the IPCC, the new neighborhood is also the first impression of the city for passengers arriving in Grenoble from St-Exupéry or Lyon. Needless to say, it does not present the best image of Piolle’s urban planning.
Grenoble Among the Worst for Urban Nature…
Instead of addressing these issues, as is his usual approach, Piolle continues with the Esclangon project, which will soon be realized. In a few months, it will be too late.
However, Kermap, with the help of artificial intelligence and mapping from the National Geographic Institute, has recently published an indisputable ranking of green spaces (trees and vegetation) in major cities. Grenoble ranks 27th out of 31 cities, with 19% tree coverage, 21 square meters per inhabitant, and 32% tree and herbaceous surface area. This places the capital of the Alps behind cities like Villeurbanne and far behind comparable cities.
…But First in France for Heat Islands
Nevertheless, last year, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Météo France ranked Grenoble as the leading major city in France for heat islands created by urbanization.
Faced with these realities, Pierre-André Juven, a sociologist-ideologue and Deputy for Health (Greens/LFI), rationalizes and communicates about a “housing charter” that commits to nothing and no one. Its purpose is to hide the essential issues.
Piolle’s Escalation of Deception…
In the face of growing discontent, even the most stubborn Piolle supporters cannot ignore what they see. Piolle resorts to his usual tactics of escalating communication and deception. He compulsively tweets that in Grenoble, “ecology in power is acting to protect you from heat and prepare for 2050.”
…Counts Confetti to Create Parks
The clever trickster announces to the people of Grenoble that he has created “10 hectares of green spaces in 10 years.” Since he has not created any visible large parks, the opposition has questioned how he achieved this grand deception. Well, he counts every bit of greenery, often mini-dumpsites, adds previously unmanaged square meters, and manipulates the numbers. For example, since the trees were cut down, the Jean Bron swimming pool gained an additional 16 square meters of green space. The Tarze Park, which will be urbanized, gained green space, and the Flaubert area’s green space is already counted, even though it does not exist. In front of the Pinal hostel, near the train station, we have ”gained” 0.02 square meters of green space!
With these tactics, Piolle claims to have created 10 hectares of new parks in Grenoble!
A Blatant Scam
We will delve into this blatant scam, as it exemplifies the contempt of the Red/Green coalition for the people of Grenoble. Drunk on their own importance, convinced that their discourse on the planet allows them to deceive all the gullible people accustomed to the group’s organization, which grants a small number of individuals the power to create the truth for everyone, they abuse and misuse dishonest methods.Title: Grenoble’s Concrete Jungle Continues to Expand, Ignoring Environmental Concerns
Date: July 26, 2023
After the emergence of the Cambridge district, the concreteization of the peninsula in Grenoble continues. Construction work on the towers that will line Félix Esclangon Avenue has begun. From Europole to the Oxford Bridge, thousands of residents will be concentrated in an area with only one green space measuring 6000 square meters, surrounded by high-rise buildings. The municipality plans to add an additional 4000 square meters of vegetation, bringing the total to 10,000 square meters if we include every small patch of greenery in the calculation of a park.
However, with 10,000 residents, this will only provide one square meter of green space per person in the eco-district!
A “forest” of towers is growing on Esclangon Avenue.
With the construction of this new district, 10,000 new residents will live between the roads and the noisy railway tracks, including train garages that involve maneuvers and nuisances for the residents. Additionally, the future Metropolitan RER with high frequencies will further exacerbate the situation. This mirrors the challenges faced by the new residents of the Esplanade due to reckless urban planning. It is worth noting that Alain Carignon had proposed making the peninsula the new site for the SNCF train station for the entire Metropolis, which would have been more sensible in terms of accessibility.
A member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) condemns the peninsula.
“The buildings that have sprung up on the peninsula are absurd: constructed on asphalt with poor air circulation. There are numerous recommendations regarding sustainable cities, which we have been advocating for since at least 2003. However, in a city like Grenoble, which is a basin, there has been no real policy from the local authorities,” said Thierry Lebel, hydroclimatologist, research director at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences in Grenoble, member of the IPCC and the Grenoble Green Capital Scientific Council (DL, September 20, 2022).
The first impression of Grenoble for passengers arriving by train from St-Exupéry or Lyon is this condemned district. It is safe to say that it does not present the best image of Piolle’s urban planning.
Grenoble ranks among the lowest for green spaces in cities.
Instead of addressing these issues, as is his usual approach, Piolle continues with the Esclangon project, which will soon become a reality. In a few months, it will be too late.
However, Kermap, with the help of artificial intelligence and mapping from the National Geographic Institute, has recently published an indisputable ranking of green spaces (trees and vegetation) in major cities. Grenoble ranks 27th out of 31 cities, with 19% tree coverage, 21 square meters per inhabitant, and 32% tree and
What specific issues do the residents face due to the high frequencies of the future Metropolitan RER passing through the area?
E future Metropolitan RER will also pass through here at high frequencies, causing further issues for the residents. This mirrors the problems faced by the residents of Esplanade due to poor urban planning. It is worth noting that a more sensible approach would have been to make the peninsula the new train station for the entire Metropolis, as proposed by Alain Carignon.
GIEC Member, Thierry Lebel, condemns the buildings that have sprung up on the peninsula, stating that they are absurdly constructed on asphalt with poor air circulation. He highlights the lack of real policy from local authorities when it comes to sustainable cities and urban planning.
Furthermore, this new neighborhood is the first impression of the city for passengers arriving in Grenoble, and it does not present the best image of Piolle’s urban planning.
Grenoble ranks 27th out of 31 cities in terms of green spaces, with tree coverage of only 19% and 21 square meters of green space per inhabitant. This places Grenoble behind cities like Villeurbanne and falls far behind comparable cities.
In addition to its poor green space ranking, Grenoble has also been ranked as the leading major city in France for heat islands created by urbanization.
Despite these realities, Mayor Piolle continues with the Esclangon project without addressing these issues or providing any meaningful solutions. His communication and deception tactics are criticized by those who see through his empty promises.
It is clear that Piolle’s
This article sheds light on the dire consequences of urbanization in Grenoble, highlighting the detrimental impact on the environment and living conditions. It is crucial to prioritize sustainable development and find innovative solutions to strike a balance between urban growth and ecological preservation for a better future.