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June 21, 2013
Paris riverbank just for pedestrians
PARIS (AP) — Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians — and just in time for summer.
Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing traffic, it's now a walkway with athletic activities, restaurants, a floating garden, a picnic spot and a children's area.
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