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Durkan is trying to get some pointers from some actual climate leaders. Or at least make the photo op! (AP Photo by David Cliff.) #C40 #GlasgowCop26 #ClimateCrisis apnews.com/article/climat

An photo of leading C40 Mayors from Glasgow with added captions: "Athens Mayor Bakoyannis pedestrianized city center. London Mayor Sadiq-Khan expanded low emission zone. Paris Mayor Hidalgo radically reprioritized street space. Durkan did some studies."

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7:40 PM · Nov 6, 2021

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Mayor Durkan had pledged to implement road pricing in her first term, but never advanced past the preliminary planning stage. She ultimately backed away from the pledge. #ClimateCrisis #C40

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@UrbanistOrg

Nov 6, 2021

Four years in, Durkan has yet to pedestrianize a street. But The Urbanist did obtain a draft plan for a emission-free zone (to meet a #C40 pledge) via public records request. Where that zone is has been redacted. Incremental progress, y'all! #ClimateCriss

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@erickdmar

Nov 6, 2021

Pretty sure that's Mayor Eric Garcetti from LA on the left, not the mayor of Athens

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@UrbanistOrg

Nov 6, 2021

Possibly. Always tough to tell with a mask on, but Garcetti did eventually have to bow out due to an apparent Covid case. Although this press junket happened before his positive test.