One year ago, on October 21, the Moscow Duma officially approved Sergei Sobyanin as mayor. His first decisions pertained to reorganizing the system of street-vending.
One year ago, on October 21, the Moscow Duma officially approved Sergei Sobyanin as mayor. His first decisions pertained to reorganizing the system of street-vending.
One of Sobyanin’s main objectives as mayor is to resolve the transportation challenges facing the capital.
The general transportation plan includes five distinct goals: the development of public transportation, review of city construction policies, development of a road network and improvement of driving conditions and construction of contemporary parking garages to reduce unauthorized parking.
In December the Moscow mayor said the city’s parks and recreation facilities were nothing to be proud of and instructed authorities to increase the number of outdoor play areas in Moscow courtyards by 150%.
In March the new mayor said that housing courtyards would undergo a massive upgrade.
During his first year on June 2011, Sobyanin re-opened the planetarium after a 17-year reconstruction.
The mayor’s to-do list includes a large number of less global yet equally important tasks. The mayor frequently visits schools, kindergartens, and hospitals.
Sobyanin observes a civil wedding ceremony. City Hall, April 2011.
On October 5, 2011, Teachers’ Day in Russia, Sobyanin visited School 1518, where he met with students and congratulated teachers.
