ROME, may 2 – RIA Novosti, Alexander Logunov. The authorities of the Northern capital of Italy, Milan invited all citizens to participate in the development of the strategy of urban policy for the period of “coexistence with the coronavirus,” which will begin on may 4 with the removal of the quarantine measures.
the city hall site became available a link through which everyone can send their ideas for the so-called strategy of “Milan 2020”. In General, the plan aimed at the reorganization of space and time intersection. This includes change of use of certain roads and public places, and increasing the use of bikes and scooters: for example, the speed of traffic in some places will be reduced to 30 kilometers per hour, so that bars and restaurants are safe to place your outdoor Seating with the observance of social distance.
Receive complaints of citizens of Milan, the municipality will maintain all of may.
the situation surrounding the pandemic coronavirus showed evidence of environmental hazards for major cities, said RIA Novosti in the city hall of Rome.
“This crisis has made us realize that the environmental threat is not part of some uncertain future”, – said the employee of the office of the city assessor on urban planning and infrastructure Luke Montuori (Luca Montuori).
She stressed that Rome is taking an active part in the work of the C40 platform, which brings together more than 450 cities in the world in the field of environmental protection and climate change.
According to her, the major cities, which will play a major role in the recovery of the world from a pandemic, needs to promote policies aimed at, first and foremost, the alternative means of individual transport: this car-share, Bicycle rental and all kinds of so-called “soft mobility”.
“the Reduction of traffic, for example, by encouraging work at home gives effects comparable with the effect of the construction of the entire subway lines,” – said the representative of the municipality of Rome.
Talking about the politics of the Italian capital, it has focused on the development of Cycling paths and a number of infrastructure projects that failed to complete due to the absence of traffic congestion. Thus, in particular, in the centre of Rome the construction of the third metro line, which will connect the East of the city centre and reach the Central Colosseum and Piazza Venezia, as well as roadway repairs, including restoration of stone bridge, and upgrading the markup.
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