Tag: Balance to the City

Amsterdam has unveiled plans to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city’s centuries-old center has been overrun. The citizens and the political parties have decided upon returning the “Balance to the City,” in a document that amounts to part of a governing pact. “The positive sides of tourism such as employment and city revenues are being more and more overshadowed by the negative consequences,” including trash and noise pollution,” the document said. The document outlines changes including curtailing “amusement transportation” such as multiperson “beer bikes,” cracking down on alcohol use in boats on the canals, further ... Read more