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Genoa. “Bike lanes are always unchanged, incomplete and meaningless. The call green twist there has not been, and neither has the long-awaited invasion of bicycles ”. Giacomo Puppo, administrator and creator of the Facebook group “No to the bike lanes that obstruct ordinary roads” which in a few months reached the milestone of 4 thousand subscriptions, point to the mayor Framework Bucci after the controversy that caused the temporary suspension (today last day, tomorrow it will be operational again) of the lane reserved for motorcycles in corso Italia.
Six months ago, when the most talked about bike path in Genoa was created, Puppo launched a petition on Change.org to request its removal. Since then, just over 1,500 signatures have been collected.
“We patiently waited for the events to evolve, giving space to evaluate the cycle project in the different stations, at different times of the day and in any case with traffic never at full capacity due to the limitations due to the health emergency – continues Puppo – We wish there correction of the Municipality project with the hope that this will be improved, modified or even interrupted, always placing ourselves in a constructive way towards dialogue but above all reasoning based on concrete facts and not on a myopic idealism far from reality. But all this has led to nothing. “
For the detractors of the bicycle lane, “the only certified effect was the constant annoyances caused by daily queues in corso Italia, viale Brigate Partigiane, via Barabino, via Rosselli, via Righetti and throughout the Foce district, from infernal traffic in critical periods such as the Boat Show, Christmas or when it rains (and which have caused several temporary suppressions of the cycle route under test project failure). All this was done only to accommodate a few bicycles and scooters in summer (without plates, rules, helmets and many times not respecting the highway code) and to have empty lanes in autumn and winter ”.
In light of all this The group again asks Bucci and the council to “back off, Returns to the status quo and that this project is put aside “ because “it is clear that there are no conditions for this to happen. For his part, however, the mayor confirmed that the emergency network will be expanded and the corso Italia bike lane will remain in place, although in the future it will be replaced by a real structural layout that will allow the recovery of two lanes for the rest of the vehicles.
“Finally – Puppo concludes – we ask the public, through the Municipalities, but above all the users affected by a substantial change in their daily lives, to get involved and listen with respect to any future project: night blitzes, such as the who led the construction of the track in Corso Italia, or ignoring the real effects caused by substantial changes are disrespectful methods with those who pay very high municipal taxes and are contrary to good governance on behalf of the community.
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