For reasons ranging from overcrowding to the negative environmental impact, many European cities are cracking down on tourism in city centers. Now, Paris is joining the fight. In an attempt to encourage more environmentally friendly travel like walking, cycling, or public transport, the city wants to ban tourist buses from the city center.
Emmanuel Gregoire, Paris’ deputy mayor, is fearful that Paris’ mass tourism could reach the same dangerous levels of Venice and Barcelona, and also claims that the negative effects like traffic, noise, and pollution caused by the buses aren’t welcome by local residents, so the government is introducing legislation to curb them.
