EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - Restructuring of public spaces in the Moulin Neuf district of Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis)

Restructuring of public spaces in the Moulin Neuf district of Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis)

Introduction

This case study details the urban restructuring project for the isolated enclave of the town of Stains.

Problem

Regalvanising a peripheral enclave in a town in the Parisian suburbs.

Description

The Moulin Neuf district in Stains is characterised by poor transport services, the absence of any real urban public space and relatively dilapidated housing. An urban restructuring project has been introduced for the district in order to construct better spatial links between the district and the town and a new image of “park-district”. The project, supported by ERDF, endeavoured to organize inhabitants’ participation and local partners’ mobilization.

Approach

Feasibility studies were first of all carried out upstream. A steering committee chaired by the Mayor and comprising lessors, developers, municipal services, and all the urban restructuring project’s partners including the State, is heading the project with the help of a technical steering committee. The participation of the inhabitants has been organised within the framework of urban workshops meeting twice a month.

Target group

Area: district of Moulin Neuf in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, France

Results

Creation of highways and public areas;
Demolition, rehabilitation and construction of housing;
Creation or renovation of amenities and public services.

Beneficiaries

The inhabitants of the district

Resources used

Intervention of three town-planning consultants;
The proper organisation of the project is ensured by the fact that the Mayor is chairman of the steering committee, which strengthens the project and by the management structure (coordinators and key agents) set up by the developers;
State financing, region, lessors, EU.

EU involvement

ERDF (Objective 2)

Contact info

Ville de Stains
Mrs Fereshteh TABIB (head of the urban contract project in Stains), tel. +33 1 48 22 76 80

Project start date

01/01/2005

Links

Ville de Stains

Restructuration des espaces publics du Quartier Moulin Neuf à Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis) (PDF, Fre, 30 KB)

Document type

case

Themes

Urban Policy > Urban environment > Urban renewal

Keywords

Urban restructuring