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🚗🍷 Oh la la! Paris’s mayor thinks she’s the Picasso of public policy by scribbling out parking spaces and calling it a masterpiece. Meanwhile, Parisians are left playing musical chairs with their cars—guess the tourists will just have to keep Instagramming the Eiffel Tower from the traffic jam! 😂 #TrèsBienManagement
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/travel/paris-transformation-anne-hidalgo-mayor #ParisParking #PublicPolicy #TrafficJam #UrbanPlanning #CarCulture #HackerNews #ngated

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.

CNN