On this rainy Sunday, Patrick Allemand and Patrick Mottard met with the press in the friendly setting of Brasseria Nissarda on Boulevard Gorbella to reveal their joint project regarding the future of the Ray neighborhood following the stadium’s relocation to the Var plain.
The development of this area will be one of the electoral issues and promises to be of great importance for the economic benefits that could ensue.
Moreover, the PLU would allow for housing densification, and a study by a specialized firm (which the town hall downgraded to a mere sketch), unveiled some time ago, recommended it…
The starting point for any problem analysis remains the same: Can municipal finances support the cost of redeveloping this vast space? Will it be necessary to resort to private financing in exchange for building rights concessions?
For Patrick Mottard: “Today, at the start of the municipal campaign, it was important to finalize our project at a time when the town hall is stalling by proposing yet another consultation (ongoing since January 17 until February 27) to the population of Nice Nord. A consultation that will mainly allow the mayor to say nothing before the ballot. His overall philosophy naturally relies on the proposals of the residents of the neighboring districts, consulted at least eight times in four years.”
Patrick Allemand illustrated “this project that is rooted in the memory of the Ray* and the neighborhood to flourish in better living combined with the present.”
The main orientations are:
No over-densification of a neighborhood overwhelmed by traffic and pollution (therefore, no real estate projects).
Development of a green space dedicated to sports and leisure for youth and families with a reasonable offer of parking spaces.
And more in detail (The project is not yet finalized):
The conservation of the central part of the Brigades Sud stand and the beautiful Art Deco entrance rotunda: sporting memory and culture will find their place here. Proximity shows and an open-air cinema in the summer can take place at the foot of the stand next to the rotunda, an area could be dedicated to the memory of the stadium (in addition to the Gym Museum planned at the Allianz Riviera).
Three football fields will find their place on the current lawn area.
The T.M.C. tennis courts will remain in their place, and a light facility will house a fencing hall and spaces for billiards and table tennis.
A dojo with a capacity of 1,000 people and three training rooms will allow Nice to have modern equipment commensurate with its long tradition of judo.
Health trails and walks will be developed for families within the 4.5 ha of the park.
An underground parking lot is planned (single level due to technical difficulties caused by the state of the subsoil in the neighborhood) with approximately 500 spaces.
Finally, the Ray-Gorbella school complex will be rehabilitated with the removal of prefabricated buildings.
