Concerns Over Proposed Bus Terminal Location by Council Member Paolo Caggiano

L'area di via Calandra da utilizzare per la fermata dei bus
L'area di via Calandra da utilizzare per la fermata dei bus
Tuesday 9 April 2024, 19:41
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Terminal to be moved, the Democrat Paolo Caggiano rejects the solution proposed by the Municipality, which is to use the Coni square and an area behind the school complex on Via Calandra for this purpose. A setup deemed completely inadequate. «We learn of a direct access to Calandra from Via Mustilli, using an entrance gap parallel to the lanes and just 4.5 meters wide. The buses - Caggiano objects - would find themselves making maneuvers in confined spaces, forced to invade both lanes of traffic near the roundabout. A risky thing for the safety of the workers and the road users, especially during peak hours».

Moreover, the area is considered undersized compared to the number of buses that should use it, and the parking time of the buses to allow, in complete safety, the boarding and alighting of passengers is also underestimated. The representative of the Democratic Party also emphasizes that the use of buses from lines 3 and 12 would not be enough to get users to their destination.

The choice of the Coni's internal parking as a future stationing area is also contested, «since it is in a structural condition that certainly cannot be made adequate only with the announced interventions, canopies, and chemical toilets: systems of lighting and surveillance, signage, and above all sidewalks should be urgently installed to allow pedestrian transit, without the risk of being run over».

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