Amsterdam has introduced a number of laws over the recent years to limit the appeal of the area, including limits on how long bars stay open and how late sex workers can operate.
Founder of Environmental Progress and author Michael Shellenberger says street prostitution increased after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that decriminalizes loitering for prostitution purposes.and establish a legal alternative"erotic center" continue to face pushback from sex workers, bartenders and entrepreneurs.
City officials introduced new measures to crack down on related issues that make the famous red-light district less attractive, with noise limits andat the forefront of new laws passed this spring. The chief alternative offered by Mayor Femke Halsema would see the establishment of an"erotic center" that would continue to allow legal prostitution in the city – just outside the red-light district.
"An erotic center doesn’t mean that there won’t be prostitution in the red-light district," Halsema said, arguing the center would prove safer for sex workers even as they insist they prefer to remain. "It does mean that the red-light district has to lose its appeal as the most important attraction for tourists," Halsema was quoted in a report by The New York Times.
The government has yet to determine a location for the potential"erotic center" and plans to decide by early next year. Opponents insist that the center would make an"out of sight, out of mind" approach to the issue.Legislation introduced in the spring requires bars in the area to close by 2 a.m. and deny new entry an hour beforehand; sex workers to close up shop by 3 a.m. instead of 6 a.m.; and no one can smoke marijuana in the streets anymore, The New York Times reported.
The new rules have understandably upset local workers and businesses in the area, complaining they have less time to make the same money needed to cover rent and other daily expenses – a move that makes it hard for workers to take a more discerning eye toward customers.
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