The idea of creating a listening point in via Zeffirino Re, in the heart of the city, in the premises of Umberto Candoli’s historic clothing shop furnished by the master Ilario Fioravanti, whose sculptures are on display, hit the mark. In the full sense of the term.
“Our staff man the listening point – highlights the president of Confcommercio Augusto Patrignani – and in recent weeks the turnout has exceeded all expectations. A real meeting point in which Confcommercio collects ideas, requests, complaints, requests, including that of new events for the historic center to make it more attractive, the complaint of the removal of public parking spaces due to construction sites, in particular in the Palazzo Roverella where the works will be ongoing until 2026, the degradation of certain parts of the centre, the unlit windows even in the lounge of the centre, the request to encourage all forms of mobility with the necessary parking infrastructures”.
“A much-felt problem – adds Patrignani – has been reported by some residents in Ponte Abbadesse who can no longer access the center with bus line 5, abolished with the entry into force of the new road system for the works at Roverella . This is a serious inconvenience for regular visitors to the center who use public transport and Confcommercio is asking for an immediate solution to be found, with an alternative route, to allow the bus to access the heart of the center and not only arrive at the stop between via Cavallotti and via Fourteen”.
“The listening point combined with the exhibition space with the sculptures and works of the artist Fioravanti curated by ‘Il Vicolo’ is arousing a lot of interest – continues the Confcommercio president. Many came in to ask for information and to contemplate the works, including groups of foreign visitors who were favorably impressed by the Listening Point. With the municipal administration, Confcommercio has started a process to carry out a project to relight the darkened shop windows and vacant premises, enhancing them from an artistic and cultural point of view with rewards for the benefit of the owners who make them available. In the historic center we must intervene in its most degraded parts, and in this sense we are preparing a map of the most critical points reported, returning the most beautiful area of the city to its ancient splendor. Other requests received concern access to the center which must be allowed in all forms of travel. There are also those who rejoiced at the construction of the Sacred Heart car park and pointed out that other interventions are needed to increase parking. Ultimately, in these first weeks of opening of the Listening Point, Confcommercio has been able to verify that the interest in the fate of the heart of the city is very strong and citizens want to contribute to its improvement in a constructive way, favoring proposals over protests as an end in themselves. ”.
