It has offered numerous reasons for the policy including alley crowding, the proliferation of establishments with only outdoor seating, the threat to cultural centres and other cultural establishments, as well as the overall decline in neighbourhood quality due to alleys turning into open bars.
Iznijela je niz razloga zbog kojih je takva politika potrebna, uključujući prepune prolaze, sve više objekata koji imaju stolove isključivo na otvorenom, prijetnju kulturnim središtima i ostalim kulturnim objektima, kao i sveukupan pad kvalitete četvrti zato što su se prolazi pretvorili u kafiće na otvorenom.