Ebrard made significant changes to the Historic Center, returning it to the citizens of Mexico City and its visitors, by relocating the street vendors beginning in mid-2007. His action was classified by the press as one of his government's successes, since informal traders had significantly increased their numbers in recent years. Some people criticized the decision of one of its dependencies to demolish historic buildings in the first square of the city to enable the relocation of street vendors, although it was supported by the National Institute of Anthropology and History. He also rehabilitated the Monument to the Revolution and the Alameda.