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    Makeshift patios take over Paris streets in COVID-19 summer

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    Makeshift patios take over Paris streets in COVID-19 summer

    Knowing it's harder to catch the virus outdoors, cafe-goers are more at ease on the street


    Published:  July 27, 2020 16:03 AFP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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    Paris: At his cafe under the shadow of the Paris district of Montmartre, Guillaume Dubois shows off the brightly painted wooden pallets enclosing a quickly built patio that he says has transformed business in the summer of the coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP
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    Following a loosening of regulations by city hall, customers at the Sunset cafe are now spread out on tables and chairs across three parallel parking spaces, in a scene repeated throughout Paris. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It completely changes the face of Paris," said Dubois, adding that it helped propel a surge in sales last month, when the city's bar and restaurants were allowed to reopen after 92 days of COVID-19 lockdown. Image Credit: AFP
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    With the general scientific consensus that it is much harder to catch the virus outdoors than inside, cafe-goers are more at ease on the street in the summer sunshine. Image Credit: AFP
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    Mayor Anne Hidalgo eased outdoor seating limits so owners could lure virus-wary clients, and commandeered hundreds of parking spots for additional seating. Image Credit: AFP
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    Hammers soon rang across the city as plywood platforms were cobbled together over uneven roads, with delivery pallets serving as "walls" to offer a sense of security from drivers who are often just an arms' length away. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It's a little ragtag, but it reminds me of the beach and paddle boats - you feel as if the entire city is on vacation," said Roxane, 50, enjoying her coffee at the Sunset. Image Credit: AFP
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    While some owners stick with the rough look of raw wood, many others have added splashes of colour and installed plants or small trees and other decorations. Image Credit: AFP
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    As a result, pallets that usually languish behind stores or warehouses are being put to new use - some restaurants have even reported having their newly installed structures stolen. Image Credit: AFP
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    "Everyone is scrambling to get hold of them," said Momo, whose Taverne 28 is a few streets away from the Sunset in the 18th Arrondissement. Image Credit: AFP
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    He said he enlisted a friend in the construction business to get the 10 pallets he covered the French national colours of red, white and blue. Image Credit: AFP
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    City hall officials have indicated that many patios may be allowed to stay after the summer, part of Hidalgo's pledge to turn over more streets to pedestrians and discourage car use. Image Credit: AFP
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    "I think it's a good strategy," said Maria Snigur, a Ukrainian living in Paris. "It energises the city, it energises the street." Image Credit: AFP
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    And in a country where air-conditioning remains rare, outdoor tables offer an escape from hot homes or restaurant dining rooms. Image Credit: AFP
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    "Once we got the approval from Mrs Hidalgo to have this terrace and to take up two or three parking spots, obviously we took advantage of it," said Arnaud Clerel, a manager at Cocco Mio, who said take-out sales were not a viable option for his restaurant. Image Credit: AFP
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    He said he can seat around 25 people within his unpainted pallets set up on the busy Rue du Faubourg-Poissonniere in the 10th Arrondissement, "which is quite nice. Image Credit: AFP
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    With the arrival of warm summer nights, however, the patios can often prove too popular, and many residents have complained of noise even though owners are supposed to close them down at 10.00pm. Image Credit: AFP
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    "You have clients, and it's not so easy to tell them to go home," said Dubois, who admitted to having to pay a few fines of 68 euros ($80) each for noise violations. Image Credit: AFP
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    David Belliard, deputy mayor in charge of public space and transport, said some "improvements" were needed to make sure the rules are followed, but hailed an "extremely positive" programme. Image Credit: AFP
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    "There's been some real creativity, a real ambition that has transformed some neighbourhoods". Many residents appear to agree. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It's space where up to now, for example, you could put two cars, so it's used for two individuals or two families - you're not really making the most of that space," Tom Le Bras, who lives near the popular Rue des Martyrs, said on a recent evening. Image Credit: AFP

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