Facing significant inequalities despite considerable investments (Grand Paris Express, Campus Grand Parc, Orly 2035), the Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre territory aims to leverage its generated wealth for the emancipation of its residents. Mehaddée Bernard presented the three priorities of her mandate on September 23rd: adaptation to climate change, reclaiming the Seine as a common good, and equality as a method of public action.
Water management is central to concerns. A briefing on floods with mayors along the Seine is scheduled for October 13th, World Resilience Day. Concurrently, a climate plan will be launched to make the Territory's 70 facilities mobilizable in case of floods, severe cold, or heatwaves. The ambition also includes enabling swimming in the Seine starting in 2027, following a study by APUR identifying potential sites.
For a territory "at child's height," equity will be the cross-cutting criterion for all public policies. A cycling plan is nearing completion to connect the Territory's parks to the Seine quays. A territorial food plan will be launched in 2027, and the Territory will support 14 new ANRU 3 projects.
The conference also addressed the need to accompany reindustrialization with commitments from major economic hubs regarding employment and training for the Territory's youth.
