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The Good Life by Design | Interview with Vienna’s Mayor Michael Ludwig

By Margaret Childs
Michael Ludwig mayor

Mayor Michael Ludwig shares the secret to Vienna’s top ranking for smarts and livability: Planning with people in mind.

Mayor Michael Ludwig shares the secret to Vienna’s top ranking for smarts and livability: Planning with people in mind by Margaret Childs.
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Margaret Childs
Margaret (Maggie) Childs is the CEO and Publisher of METROPOLE. Originally from New York, Vienna has been her home since high school. She is known for non-stop enthusiasm, talking too fast, inhaling coffee and being a board member of AustrianStartups, where she helps entrepreneurs internationalize. Follow her on Instagram @maggie_childs and twitter @mtmchilds.
Print EditionsFall 2019Melange

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