“First do no harm.” With this warning addressed to the municipal administration, the Legnano club of Fratelli d’Italia returns to the cycle path project in Via 29 Maggio. The stretch of bicipolitana was at the center of the last and lively city council meeting during which FDI’s motion calling for its suspension was rejected. Below are the considerations of the political group
Legnano and the boundless desire to be heard. The Radice council on these issues continues undaunted by her positions, she is unable or unwilling to understand. Let’s start from the bottom, that Fratelli d’Italia is not in the electoral campaign, security is an issue that we have always pursued and we will continue to fight consistently until the citizens ask us to do so. You understood correctly, if what we say is not credible you can address the citizens directly, perhaps speaking with those who have felt in danger at some point, or who have suffered crimes, carve out a lot of time to do so, because we can guarantee you that they are many more than you imagine.
If statistics make little sense for accidents on cycle paths, how can they be valid for city safety, when moreover in the latter case not everyone reports the episodes of petty crime they suffer? Cameras and lighting are certainly a little help, but they don’t prevent crimes or stop criminals, they never have and never will. We need investments in staff, vehicles, greater control of critical places, we need urban daspo. Different strategies are needed, which perhaps include proposals that you previously rejected. We have never hidden our opposition to the cycle path, not to the concept of gentle mobility but to the choices and methods, often steeped in ideology and without a hint of pragmatism.
We must not carry out interventions that put citizens in difficulty, but rather discuss with them, understand what benefits them and what does not and then act, because this is what an administration is called to do. The fears of the traders in via XXIX Maggio are not the result of the demagogy of minorities but the expression of a failed administrative action, which has distinguished you
also on this occasion. Try to put yourself in their shoes. Turnovers have declined heavily in recent years, a
due to the unfavorable pandemic-economic situation and you, in a moment of recovery, are going to break a balance that fortunately exists, touching the road system where it is not needed, with the risk of creating indirect damage to this part of the economic-social fabric , fundamental in the city.
If these interventions were to distance users from the activities, they could put shops that are already struggling to cope with the competition from large-scale retail trade and online sales in crisis. There are families behind these people, who have made sacrifices to open and keep these businesses open. To return to the topic of safety, with the shops closed there would be a lack of coverage in the area by traders and customers. In conclusion, when planning similar interventions, the basic rule to always keep in mind should be: First, do no harm.
Brothers of Italy Legnano
Carlo Borsani Club
