...the event honors the people behind our city's defining public spaces, those citywide stewards, school street stalwarts, and local lions who make the city better every day.
Paul Richard, an Indigenous former City of Toronto gardener who has spearheaded the park's revitalization since 2020, states, "It's time, after all our work, for the city to walk its talk on their support for the project."
The New York Times suggested that another suspect deserved some of the blame for Varry's death: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has been ‘ratcheting up tensions’ in the City of Light by implementing policies that limit the movement, speed, and parking options of cars, which creates friction between motorists and cyclists. As policy changes continue to unfold, it raises questions about the balance between road safety for cyclists and motorists' freedoms, potentially leading to tragic outcomes.