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Old June 22nd, 2016, 03:38 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
poldy
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Default Europe Going Car-Free

On 6/19/16 5:01 AM, Paul Aubrin wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:52:19 -0700, poldy wrote:

I just remember reading somewhere that Mayor Hidalgo wanted to look at
reducing traffic, especially from diesel vehicles. So maybe something
like a congestion fee like London or some other measures.


Hidalgo wants to ban old diesel vehicles, those without efficient fine
particles filters. In the historic districts of the capital, houses don't
have garages. Many residents have no car. They don't really need one for
their every day moves. In more recent neighbourhoods, residents have and
need to use their cars. Suppliers cannot deliver goods without vehicles.
Barges and donkeys are no substitute.

She's also the one trying to eliminate or reduce vacation rentals of
apartments.


Hotels owners are protesting against the development of B&Bs.



Which are the more recent neighborhoods, the ones furthest out from the
river?


As for hotels, of course, since they're able to charge really high rates
now and the city gets a lot of the VAT from hotel stays?

But part of it may be that AirBnB is a high-profile American startup.
Of course there were vacation rentals going back decades but it seems
like a startup worth billions of dollars renting a lot of vacation apts.
is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back?

If AirBnB was a French startup instead ...