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‘Changing a city is complicated’: Anne Hidalgo looks back on 12 years as Paris mayor

The Guardian · · 1236 words · By Kim Willsher
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“The highway along the right bank of the Seine is packed with joggers, cyclists, families out for a stroll, roller skaters, dog walkers, picnickers and others taking the air.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm recreational use of the Seine riverbank highway.
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“In a few months, sand will be spread along a stretch to create the annual artificial Parisbeaches.”
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“The Voie Georges-Pompidou was one of the French capital’s busiest expressways with up to 2,700 vehicles an hour roaring along it at peak times.”
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Wikipedia entries describe the existence of the Voie Georges-Pompidou but do not mention traffic volume of 2,700 vehicles/hour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parc Rives-de-Seine is an urban park in Paris, essentially consisting of two former limited-access roads, made carfree, on both banks of the Seine: the voie express Rive-gauche (right bank) and the vo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Rives-de-Seine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tunnel des Tuileries is a tunnel parallel to the Seine at the Quai des Tuileries close to Louvre. Today, the 861 m long tunnel is reserved for pedestrians and bicycles. When it opened in 1967, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_des_Tuileries
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Georges Pompidou expressway (Voie Georges-Pompidou) is a 13-kilometer route crossing Paris, France along the right bank of the Seine. It is essentially made up of expressways, except for the part …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voie_Georges-Pompidou
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“Closing the Voie Georges-Pompidou was controversial, prompting petitions, lawsuits, police opposition, the fury of thousands of motorists and dire warnings.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm public opposition to its closure.
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“Anne Hidalgo led the campaign to pedestrianise the riverside road.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm Anne Hidalgo's leadership in pedestrianization.
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“The Voie Georges-Pompidou remains closed to traffic.”
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“Parking costs have been raised to encourage the population to use public transport.”
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“Cars banned from swathes of the city – particularly around schools – and a network of 1,500km (932 miles) of cycle lanes created.”
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Wikipedia entries about Paris's population and disambiguation do not mention 1,500km cycle lanes or car restrictions near schools.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital of France, which may consist of : Greater Paris, administratively named Métropole du Grand Paris the Paris region, administratively named Île-de-France region Paris may also refe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris Paris is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Manu Kumaran. A remake of the 2013 Hindi film Queen by Vikas Bahl, the film stars Kajal …
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“Air pollution has halved.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 June 1973, the second production model of the Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 airliner was destroyed in a crash during the 1973 Paris Air Show. The aircraft disintegrated in the air while perfor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank Parris (born May 11, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling under ring name Air Paris.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Paris Air Show (French: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Air_Show
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“In 2024, Time and Forbes magazines recognised her as one of the world’s most influential figures in the fight against the climate crisis.”
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“She is also the recipient of the Urban Land Institute award for making Paris 'a healthier, more inclusive and more livable city' and received the UN Global Climate Action award at Cop26.”
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“City debt has risen from €4.18bn (£3.6bn) in 2014 to reach a predicted €9.7bn by the end of this year.”
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“155,000 trees have been planted and just under 63,000 hectares (156,000 acres) of new green spaces created.”
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“The amount of affordable social housing has risen to 25% – up from 13% in 2001 – in an effort to keep young families from leaving.”
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“The terror attacks killed 161 people and injured 446.”
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“The Games allowed Hidalgo’s administration to speed up planned projects to improve the city.”
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“She spent her official mayor’s allowance on haute couture dresses – including from Christian Dior – for the Olympic ceremonies.”
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“Paris has a problem with littering – which Hidalgo blames on 'undisciplined' local people and tourists – as well as graffiti and homelessness.”
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