Mayor of Paris removed parking spaces, "drastically" reduced the number of cars
L: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/travel/paris-transformation-anne-hidalgo-mayor
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47466697
posted on 2026.03.21 at 09:12:10 (c=0, p=7)
She transformed Paris for tourists — and divided the city

Paris has become greener and easier to explore for tourists under Mayor Anne Hidalgo, but her car-cutting policies have divided locals as she prepares to leave office.

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@hkrn CNN finds most people in favour of Hildalgo's measures yet a few (with vested interests such as another mayoral candidate) against and now it's a "both sides" headline. How totally CNN.