Paris is a city that receives 18 million overseas visitors every year, 10 million of which come from the United States. Its museums, its monuments, its theaters are some of the best known in the world. In fact, the Notre Dame Cathedral receives around 10 million visitors every year, and the Eiffel Tower — 6 million.

But Paris is a city that is constantly on the move, constantly changing and trying to be better. This is part of what attracts people year after year. For Mayor Delanoe, the future of Paris includes reducing air pollution by promoting public transportation, development (10 percent of Paris is currently being developed by some of the world’s greatest architects) and job creation.

Paris has experienced a great deal of turmoil in the past few months, without a doubt. But it is refreshing to know that Paris is a dynamic city that refuses to rest on its laurels or to give in to its troubles or to the naysayers.

To read more about Delanoe’s plans, read this article he wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle.