Throughout this year, what have been the key highlights of the city of Nice’s policy? Let’s review.
Socially, the city of Nice implemented free public transportation for 18-25-year-olds on weekends through the Free Weekend Pass. Ligne d’Azur eventually withdrew this project in the summer of 2023 due to insufficient results.
The political comeback of the city’s mayor, Christian Estrosi, brought together 6,000 people and aims to focus on two topics: secularism and decentralization. Christian Estrosi presents himself as a “defender of Secularism” who, throughout the year, supports Gabriel Attal in his school uniformization project. The mayor of Nice is also experimenting with wearing uniforms in four elementary schools in Nice. The other focus is decentralization, which involves providing more resources to local elected officials to better protect the population.
The issue of the SRU law involves the demolition and renovation of old buildings to create more social housing. On December 11, 2023, the municipality will present its “elevation” project that would allow for 61,600 new housing units. It is also studying the rent control project supported by the left-wing citizen coalition Viva!
In 2023, the first urban walkabouts took place in six priority neighborhoods of Nice. A project that fosters connections between residents and public services, it essentially means working hand in hand with the municipality to solve daily issues. The project was successfully carried out, detecting over 370 problematic situations with a resolution rate of 59%.
What about the environmental issue?
The city of Nice is one of the few cities in France to have implemented a green budget. Thus, each expenditure is classified according to its environmental impact, ranging from “favorable” to “unfavorable.” This project is part of the 2025 Climate Plan, which notably includes the creation of green corridors.
In November, the French Riviera’s capital attended the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. The goal was to present a statement on rising sea levels, Ocean Rise & Resilience Coalition. On this occasion, the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, reaffirmed his ambitions for a “zero plastic” city by 2025.
The Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis also decided to offer more sorting solutions for biowaste with the AGEC law to be enacted in January 2024. The city is betting on promoting composting by setting up public composters. Compost bins are being installed in the gardens and parks of the city of Nice to provide favorable accessibility for citizens.
