Faithful to his campaign commitments, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, mayor of Rouen and president of the Metropolis, has just launched a public consultation on the overhaul of the Flaubert district project, to present a plan for the renaturation of the city, at the antipodes of the very mineral Heart of Metropolis program produced by its predecessors.
Deputy Mayor Fatima El Khili (EELV) is in charge of town planning, the keystone of the ecological social transition that the head of the local executive is calling for.
During the last municipal council, you mentioned the development of the Luciline district. Where we are ?
“We are at stage 3 out of 4 of the eco-neighborhood labeling process. Initially, in 2006, it was a ZAC [zone d’aménagement concerté, opération publique qui permet à une collectivité d’en maîtriser les aménagements, NDLR]. Half has been completed, 600 housing units delivered, 20,000 m² of office space and 50% of public spaces. However, this district was not initially thought of as an eco-district, there are few inhabitants therefore no co-construction, no public facilities planned, landscaped spaces for pleasure and not use … It is the right moment to create, to work differently by associating the inhabitants. We need shared green spaces, care for pedestrian and bicycle access, find a solution to limit noise pollution from the boulevards. I would like the establishment of a medical center, of intergenerational participatory housing, the creation of a room allowing residents to meet to think about the future of the district, because a certain number of dysfunctions are emerging. “
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“Work upstream”
Geothermal energy is one of them, you raised it. Residents who needed to save on heating saw their bills soar …
“In fact geothermal energy, which in itself is a renewable energy, was poorly sized at the start. Above all, the public service delegation market was poorly framed. “
Are solutions being considered ?
“It is to work with the Metropolis, which has taken over district heating. The ultimate goal is to harmonize the costs of the different networks; make sure that savings made here can offset excess spending elsewhere. “
What mistakes not to reproduce ?
“As soon as the projects are built, for the entire city, I meet the promoters, planners and lessors to express to them the direction desired by the new team. Beyond PLUi [plan local d’urbanisme intercommunal, NDLR], we want to make housing resilient. Both the architectural and environmental quality, but also the quality of housing. The density authorized by the PLUi is not today’s density. No more rabbit cages! We would like apartments with a maximum of outdoor spaces, the coefficient of biotope, full ground. I ask them to set up shelters for bikes, water treatment, urban composting … “
Are you heard ?
“Those I have met agree to work upstream, but are calling for fair treatment. If they want to build, it’s on our terms. You don’t have to sign the permits. The City also reserves the right to preempt land if the promoter does not play the game. But this is not in their interest. I’m open. We, the public authorities, need to think about ways to support them in projects that are viable, for us too. “
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