Great read. I've just arrived in a city where residents were just asked how they feel about Visitors and overwhelmingly expressed support of the visitor economy.
"In truth, scapegoating tourism deflects attention away from the realities of the new urban crisis. Restricting the number of tourists or tourism-related activities will do little to solve the root problem of inequality" https://t.co/6wtNtQAoBy
I'm appreciating the many ideas we've been seeing about trying to remove barriers to civic engagement, but I can't help feeling that it's a little bit like trying to change someone who doesn't want to date you. #itsnotyouitsme#missingthepointmaybe https://t.co/bGtaeh0Ryx