Mayor of Bratislava Matúš Vallo has been leading the Slovak capital since 2018. Under Vallo’s outstanding leadership, the charming city on the river Danube keeps reaching new heights and is constantly reinventing itself. Trying to transform the Slovak capital into a green city full of compassion where residents can enjoy high quality of life, mayor Vallo has launched numerous major projects and implemented a series of game-changing policies. This Bratislava-born politician graduated from The Faculty of Architecture at the Slovak Technical University, one of the largest and oldest technology universities in the country. After receiving a Fulbright scholarship, he went on to attend the world-famous Columbia University where he completed research on the topic of civic engagement in the city. Mayor Vallo is best known for Plán Bratislava that he created together with more than 60 experts from various fields. This ambitious scheme includes key topics that mayor of Bratislava wants to tackle in order for the city to realize its full potential. Plan Bratislava serves as a master plan to develop the city and transform it into a modern urban metropolis. Vallo is also a co-founder of the City Interventions program, which focuses on developing small, creative ideas that have resulted in over 900 initiatives to improve public places in twenty Slovak and Czech cities. As mayor of Bratislava, Vallo is also trying to utilize the excellent and unique geographical location of the Slovak capital. He is convinced that a group of brave and motivated experts who work together can create solutions that will establish Bratislava as a modern and attractive location. Some of the main topics mayor Vallo is actively tackling include transforming transport infrastructure, urban development and revitalization, and climate protection. Visual smog is generated by aggressive and huge advertisements that are frequently displayed  without proper permission, polluting public space. Removing visual smog is just one of the initiatives mayor Vallo is actively working on in order to improve the quality of life in the Slovak capital. Effective planting of greenery, at the same time, is supposed to improve the air quality in Bratislava and ensure healthier living conditions in general. Furthermore, a series of urban revitalization projects that were recently launched in Bratislava are changing the face of the city. This ambitious and dedicated mayor is ready to tackle every challenge Bratislava faces. With his brave approach and determination, Mayor Vallo is truly writing a new page in the history of Slovakia’s capital.