On the Corniche Kennedy

Pedestrianised Marseille « La voie est libre »!

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Who hasn’t dreamed of a quiet stroll along our beautiful Corniche Kennedy? Well, it’s possible! Come and enjoy a car-free Sunday! Just the sound of the waves and the gabians! A great way to reclaim our Marseilles coastline. So get out your sneakers, bikes and rollerblades, and let’s get ready for another edition of “La voie est libre”!

Published on 18 March 2025

Where and how?

The next edition of“La voie est libre” will take place on Sunday March 23 from 10am to 7pm. A day when traffic will be gentle and serene, when everyone will be able to take full advantage of Marseille’s coastline and sunshine, and finally reclaim public space.

The pedestrian route will cover the Corniche Kennedy between Catalans beach and Talabot.

Along the way, toilets and information points will be available for everyone, as well as cultural, sporting, fun and musical events in which everyone is invited to take part if they wish. Scooters, bicycles, tandems, rosalies and even triplets will be available for self-service throughout the walk.
If you’re feeling peckish along the way, foodtrucks will be on hand to satisfy your every craving.
You’ll also enjoy a variety of entertainment, strolling and music, enough to keep you in a good mood all day long!

For motorists

For those who will be driving, don’t worry! Detour will be in place for the duration of these special measures, to ensure that everything goes smoothly! These measures do not apply to emergency vehicles.

The next editions of “La voie est libre” will take place
on Sundays April 13, May 11 and June 22, 2025.

Parking and traffic measures

Traffic
Traffic will be prohibited: 23/03/2025 from 9am to 8pm
On Corniche Kennedy between :
– Promenade Georges Pompidou and avenue Talabot and in this direction
– avenue Talabot and rue du Commandant Dessemond
On Traverse Pey between :
– Boulevard Bompard and Corniche Kennedy
Rue Pierre Mouren between :
– Rue d’Endoume and Corniche Kennedy
On Promenade Georges Pompidou between :
– Rue du Commandant Rolland and Corniche Kennedy and in this direction.
Detour will be set up.
Traffic will be authorized only for organizationvehicles, garage access for local residents, and emergency and home medical care vehicles.
Traverse Sainte-Hélène between rue Pierre-Mouren and Corniche Président-JF-Kennedy.
A PRM parking area will be set up at the entrance to the pedestrian zone. On the Corniche Kennedy between rue du Colonel Serot and avenue Talabot. Electric carts will be available.
– 9h>10h – Securing the pedestrian zone
– 10h/19h – La Voie est Libre
– 18h/20h – Progressive reopening of traffic lanes
Parking
Parking will be prohibited
From 20/03/2025 at 21h30 to 24/03/2025 at 23h
Corniche Kennedy :
– All parking spaces on the median strip at n°397,
– Odd side, 20 m from chemin du Vallon-de-l’Oriol
From 03/21/2025 at 8 a.m. to 03/24/2025 at 12 p.m.
Corniche Kennedy :
– Place Paul Ricard in its entirety
– Parking opposite Villa Gaby
From 03/22/2025 at 9:30pm to 03/23/2025 at 11pm
Corniche Président-JF-Kennedy
– Parking de l’Hélice (Mémorial des Rapatriés d’Algérie) in its entirety
-Square Danjaume in its entirety
-Parking du Marégraphe in its entirety
-Parking du Prophète in its entirety.
– Between avenue Talabot and rue Capitaine Dessemond, both sides
– Between avenue du Colonel-Sérot and avenue Talabot, both sides
Traverse Sainte-Hélène
– Between rue Pierre Mouren and Corniche Kennedy, both sides
Promenade George-Pompidou
– Between avenue du Colonel-Sérot and rue du Commandant Rolland, both sides
Rue Félix Frégier
– Between Corniche Kennedy and n° 7 de la rue. On 10 regulated parking spaces (until 7 p.m.).

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