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The point of democracy and electing mayors is to empower people to change their destiny. The chart shows that there population of the larger Paris area is incre

The point of democracy and electing mayors is to empower people to change their destiny. The chart shows that there population of the larger Paris area is increasing, as you yourself confirm: > the region is expanding like any other capital's region in the world Why are new people coming there though? Are they coming to tie their lives to the City of Paris, but they must settle for the larger region because of the saturation? Or are they coming to join the Region of Paris because of its merits excluding the City? If it's for the former, then they deserve some democratic influence on the place that brought them there, and the chart shows that the division into City of Paris and the rest denies the newcomers that influence.

antpls 7y ago
It's only my own opinion, but I believe there is too much centralization of national, international and diplomatic institutions inside the City of Paris. I am _for_ more decentralization of businesses and powers across the Region of Paris and across other cities of France. House pricing clearly shows that the City of Paris is a gravity center in terms of everything, which leads to many of the current traffic and pollution issues imo. Maybe a decentralization of France's institutions, powers, businesses etc could help it? Edit : Idea : at each new presidential term, move all institutions and the french "white house" to Lyon or Marseilles, second biggest city of France. At the next presidential term, move everything again to Paris.
- jackjeff 7y ago
  Or Toulouse ranked 4. That may force the government to invest for some infrastructure. I don’t think we’ll ever a TGV there.
  - phtrivier 7y ago
    Oh, come on, it's only about 10 years away [1]. Granted, it's been 10 years away for about a decade, now. But that leaves the question of whether Toulouse will get a TGV before nuclear fusion is invented, Thomas Pesquet walks on Mars, or anyone actually start working on an Hyperloop instead of faking it [2].) [1] https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/pourquoi-projet-lgv-entre-bordeaux-toulouse-est-nouveau-sur-rails_25069934.html https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/pourquoi-projet-lgv... [2] https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/hyperloop-piste-essai-assemblee-tests-capsule-bientot-commencer-toulouse_21721100.html?utm_source=actu.fr&utm_medium=alireaussi https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/hyperloop-piste-ess...

antpls 7y ago

It's only my own opinion, but I believe there is too much centralization of national, international and diplomatic institutions inside the City of Paris. I am _for_ more decentralization of businesses and powers across the Region of Paris and across other cities of France. House pricing clearly shows that the City of Paris is a gravity center in terms of everything, which leads to many of the current traffic and pollution issues imo. Maybe a decentralization of France's institutions, powers, businesses etc could help it? Edit : Idea : at each new presidential term, move all institutions and the french "white house" to Lyon or Marseilles, second biggest city of France. At the next presidential term, move everything again to Paris.

jackjeff 7y ago
Or Toulouse ranked 4. That may force the government to invest for some infrastructure. I don’t think we’ll ever a TGV there.
- phtrivier 7y ago
  Oh, come on, it's only about 10 years away [1]. Granted, it's been 10 years away for about a decade, now. But that leaves the question of whether Toulouse will get a TGV before nuclear fusion is invented, Thomas Pesquet walks on Mars, or anyone actually start working on an Hyperloop instead of faking it [2].) [1] https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/pourquoi-projet-lgv-entre-bordeaux-toulouse-est-nouveau-sur-rails_25069934.html https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/pourquoi-projet-lgv... [2] https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/hyperloop-piste-essai-assemblee-tests-capsule-bientot-commencer-toulouse_21721100.html?utm_source=actu.fr&utm_medium=alireaussi https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/hyperloop-piste-ess...