#local-policy

#local-policy

The mayor of a small French town suffering from an influx of tourists to its famous Christmas market has decided to introduce an order of silence in the street, after noise complaints from locals. The town of Riquewihr in Alsace, north-east France, has introduced a 'Rue du Silence' in the town centre, after numerous complaints from locals about noise from tourists. Mayor Daniel Klack says that creating the 'silent street' in a main artery of the town will allow people to 'take a breather' among the bustle and noise of the town's Christmas market, which attracts 450,000 visitors a year.

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Palo Alto's got a problem. People are parking their RVs on city streets. They're dumping their waste in the street gutters, which flows through the storm sewers and into the Bay. It's happening in residential neighborhoods and business areas. Now people are trying to solve the problem. In August, City Council's Policy and Services Committee proposed the following: 1. Requiring permits for RVs on some streets 2. Banning trailers and broken-down RVs from other streets 3. Sweeping and cleaning up streets more often