Paris Mayoral Race Heats Up, Focus on Green Transformation and Future
As municipal elections approach, Paris becomes a battleground over the city's future, with public safety and electoral reform as key issues. Outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo's green transformation policies are also under scrutiny, with candidates debating their future, and the capital likely to go green for good.
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Read full article →The race for Paris: Why France’s capital has likely gone green for good
With France preparing to vote in the first round of the municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future. But while conservatives once fought tooth and nail against the left’s dream of a city of more trees and less traffic, a look through the rival programmes suggests a greener capital is here to stay.
By Paul MILLAR
Read full article →Paris mayoral race puts city's green transformation to the test
As Parisians prepare to vote in Sunday’s municipal election, outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo's decade-long push to cut vehicle use and expand cycling is under scrutiny as candidates debate whether to build on or roll back policies that have reshaped the French capital’s streets.
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