Abstract: Since becoming mayor of Paris in 2014, Anne Hidalgo has transformed the city. Paris is greener, easier to cross on a bike, more pedestrian friendly. Large swaths of land that were once given over to cars are now open to people on foot, most notably the banks of the Seine. Parks have expanded, trees have been planted. Hidalgo has pushed forth a wide range of plans in order to fulfill her vision: new social homes, better healthcare, new monuments to women forgotten by history. Her push for social housing and against gentrification has won her praise around the world. This summer, the Seine opened up for public swimming, a decades-long project finally achieved.
Madeleine Schwartz (Thu,) studied this question.