LATINA – Now there is also the formal transition: with a council resolution approved this afternoon the pedestrian area of the historic center of Latina has been made permanent And At the same time, the re-bordering was also made official with the exclusion of the stretch of Piazza del Popolo and Via Diaz where cars will start circulating again. It happens in the aftermath of the eventful city council which saw the majority and opposition divided precisely on the re-perimeterization. The entire area had been closed to traffic by the Di Giorgi council with a ZTL accessible only in certain time slots, then Commissioner Barbato had closed off the area by restricting the passages and deciding to activate the cameras, so it had become an experimental pedestrian area in 2021.
“This act puts an end to the pedestrianization experimentation that began in 2021 and never ended. Up to now, in fact, we have continued with continuous extensions to complete the collection of the data necessary to evaluate the population’s satisfaction – he comments the mayor of Latina Matilde Celentano – . This administration has taken a clear and long-awaited decision, definitively transforming the area into a pedestrian area, therefore forbidden to the circulation of vehicles, except those in emergency service, cycles and vehicles serving people with limited motor skills, as well as any exemptions for zero-emission vehicles. At the same time, as announced, it has started a dialogue with residents and traders to meet their requests, so that the center of Latina is suitable for everyone”.
ROADS – The resolution, approved following the direction of the Mobility Councilor Gianluca Di Cocco, provides for the establishment of the pedestrian area in Via Pio VI, starting from the intersection with Via Cattaneo, and Via Eugenio di Savoia up to the junction with Largo Caduti of Nassiriya, via Umberto I° starting from via Eugenio di Savoia until the junction with largo Gioacchino Rossini, corso della Repubblica from piazza del Popolo to the junction with via Andrea Costa.
Instead, in Piazza del Popolo from Corso Matteotti to Via Diaz and up to the junction with Via Giosuè Carducci it will be an urban pedestrian area only on Fridays, from 5.30pm, Saturday and Sunday. The Corso Matteotti – Corso della Repubblica junction and the Via Emanuele Filiberto – Via Duca del Mare junction remain open to vehicular traffic. This is the space usually used by skaters still without a dedicated track and the stretch in front of the Feltrinelli bookshop.
PARKING IN PIAZZA DEL POPOLO – At the same time, regulated 1-hour parking with a parking disc is established in Piazza del Popolo in the stretch between Corso Matteotti and Via Diaz, from Monday to Friday until 5.30 pm.
RESIDENT VEHICLES – The spaces assigned to the cars of residents in possession of the appropriate permit, which are now located adjacent to Palazzo Pegasol in the parking stalls of the same car park in the first row facing the street, will be transferred to the car park in via Pio VI°. Finally, the parking time inside the pedestrian area is extended to 30 minutes for residents who need to load and unload goods at home, using the parking disc with the arrival time clearly displayed. clearly visible on the windshield.
Further steps will be necessary for the changes to become operational, but the Administration has the end of the experimentation on March 31st, the date by which it should transition to the new traffic regime. “The Transport and Mobility service – concludes councilor Di Cocco – will now take care of reviewing the regulations governing the area, updating the database of vehicles authorized for passage and making the authorizations issued pursuant to the previous ones definitive measures. Furthermore, the temporary signs, necessary for implementing the traffic change, will be updated so that the changes become effective”.
