Public space and the metropolis. The changing governance of public spaces around the Grand Paris Express's new metro stations
Résumé
Megaprojects and their public spaces have often been criticized as sites of commodification and privatization. Without
questioning these trends, a growing body of research affirms the contingent nature of projects, requiring in-depth empirical
studies. This paper focuses on the implementation of Grand Paris Express, a transport mega-project, from a public-space
perspective. We draw on the case of La Courneuve Six-Routes station to analyze the growing complexity of public space
governance in Greater Paris. In so doing, we offer an additional contribution to the literature. The main driver of change in public
space policies is interterritorial governance between local, metropolitan and national levels, not private actors. Moreover, the
design principles and implementation processes do not provide for iconic, commodified and sanitized public spaces. However,
in their current configuration, the politics of these public spaces remains ambivalent, because of the importance of real estate
development in the network's future implementation.
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