Digital consultation - The status of Paris - Ideas box - 2016

Data from the following digital consultation campaign: "Le statut de Paris"The consultation was open on Madam Mayor, I have an idea! from January 26 to February 16, 2016.In a context of profound territorial and institutional reform, including the creation on January 1, 2016 of the Métropole du Grand Paris, the Parisian municipality wished to initiate the construction of the community Parisian of the 21st century. This project was based on three axes: merging the city and the department, grouping the arrondissements, giving back to the city its powers.The key for all Parisians: more effective and more economical public action public authorities, a new democratic impetus and a distribution of powers finally understandable by all.This project to modernize and standardize the status of Paris is based on one method: consultation.A group working group open to the 20 mayors of the arrondissements and to all the presidents of the political groups of the Council of Paris met regularly to discuss and develop this approach. This reform, which requires a legislative amendment, was examined by Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in 2016.Parisians also had their say. Also, to feed this debate and the proposals that the Mayor of Paris has addressed to the Government with a view to changing the status of Paris, Paris wished to engage in consultation with Parisians so that they express their expectations and their proposals.