Political veteran says she faced ‘French misogyny and machismo’ while making Paris greener and more peaceful
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n a sunny spring morning, 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.
In a few months, sand will be spread along a stretch to create the annual artificial Parisbeaches, enjoyed by all but especially city dwellers struggling to make ends meet and unable to afford the real thing.
It is hard to imagine that, just a decade ago, 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.
