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Originally Posted by 10023
Just to play devil’s advocate here, is that really true? Why not have both?
Clearly the city of Paris proper and the greater urban region have different priorities and concerns. Central Paris might pedestrianise streets, ban certain private cars or impose a large charge, Greater Paris probably would not. Central Paris is heavily dependent on tourism, Greater Paris is not. The socioeconomics of both are very different.
You would at least need something akin to borough status for the historical center (and whatever outlying regions) that allowed it to make many of its own planning and other decisions.
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I think this is a valid question. In some cities where a larger municipality was created with an inner very urban portion and less urban outer areas, there is potential for the outer zones to dominate its governance politically, and sometimes leads to decisions that can be detrimental to the inner core. Tread carefully on that front, I'd say.