Emmanuel Denis, an environmentalist mayor attacked on pedestrianization and greening | EUROtoday

It is a bridge which spans the Loire, a piece of fifteen arches which has develop into the image of a political partition between the left and the best in Tours. The pedestrianization of the Wilson Bridge in the summertime of 2020 was the primary achievement of the environmentalist mayor, Emmanuel Denis. Its reopening to vehicle visitors seems because the emblematic measure brandished in the present day by the best, which needs to return to the helm of the town. A month earlier than the primary spherical on March 15, whereas the brownish waters of the river rose underneath the impact of Storm Pedro, the 2 camps checked out one another.

At the pinnacle of a brand new coalition which brings collectively environmentalists and left-wing forces, however disadvantaged of La France insoumise (LFI) which most popular to depart alone, Emmanuel Denis shows his need to proceed the ecological transition. “It is a necessity when we see the current risks of flooding and the episodes of heatwave which have hit Tours in recent years, assures the outgoing mayor. Degrading, dewatering, continuing to develop soft mobility: these strong axes strengthen the city’s adaptation to extreme climatic events. » An evolution that is happening without any flashes and without major structuring projects. “We didn’t have a big totem, we wanted to achieve a transformation street by street, and it shows”confirms Martin Cohen, deputy for ecological transition.

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