[hk__2]

Of course, and improving the lives of those people is important but should never be detrimental to the Parisians themselves. For example, tourism means lots of Airbnb’d flats that are thus taken away from the people who could live there, and higher rents for those who can.

[closeparen]

Of course, improving the lives of the poor is important but should never be detrimental to the rich themselves.

Why is this sentiment suddenly acceptable when it’s couched in terms of the real estate people can afford instead of their incomes directly?

[rsynnott]

This is fixable; some cities have effectively banned Airbnb. More should.

[wozniacki]

Your comment seems highly tone-deaf. Look at some of the comments above about pollution and what it has done to areas immediately outside of the city core.

[hk__2]

The air quality in Paris has significantly improved over the past few years, thanks to multiple initiatives to reduce the car traffic, both at the city and regional level [1].

[1]: https://www.la-croix.com/France/qualite-lair-sameliore-Paris...

[jackjeff]

Improved in places. Got worse in others. https://www.airparif.asso.fr/actualite/detail/id/213

Some of the places where it got worse are far away from Paris… so who cares about the poor people who live in a far-away suburb near the freeway. It's not like they vote for Paris' mayor.

[egypturnash]

I live in a high-tourism city that is not Paris and AirBNB severely reducing the amount of housing on the market is definitely a problem that high-tourism cities are having.