BFM MARSEILLE PROVENCE NEWS. Benoît Payan announces the creation of a park at the foot of Notre-Dame de la Garde

Invited this Monday, March 9th, to the morning show on BFM Marseille Provence, Mayor Benoît Payan, candidate for re-election ("Printemps Marseillais"), announced his intention to create a park at the foot of Notre-Dame de la Garde during his next term, if elected. A green oasis for the cathedral. This is how Benoît Payan, the candidate for re-election as mayor of Marseille, described his new campaign promise. With the first round of municipal elections taking place this Sunday, March 15th, the representative of the "Printemps Marseillais" list unveiled a new idea for the city this Monday, March 9th: the creation of a park near Notre-Dame de la Garde. The mayoral candidate announced the project on the BFM Marseille Provence news program. "Our jewel, our treasure, our jewel box" According to him, this project would create "a green setting for the cathedral, with better-designed pedestrian paths, benches, and shade structures: a peaceful space allowing both Marseillais and visitors to fully enjoy this unique place." If launched, the 10-hectare park project, including a two-kilometer pathway, should be open to the public "within three years." "Around Notre-Dame de la Garde, everything is paved over. It's our jewel, our treasure, our jewel box; it is not "It's not well-lit. It's not secure and is designed for people to walk around in," adds Benoît Payan. For now, no name has been given to this park.