“We want to share the situation that has arisen at Podere La Mattonaia, where a pour of concrete in place of the greenery of a historic area compromises the greenery of the area, condemning the residence in the area to have to suffer from car exhausts there parked. The most serious thing is that we are not aware that the construction of the access roads is up to standard, because various details would not be respected, compromising the safety of those who would walk there with motor or visual difficulties”.
Thus the mayoral candidate of ‘Common Project Left’ Dmitrij Palagi on the area of Southern Florence at the center of a long controversy, which in recent years has seen many residents protesting the decision to build a new car park. “For years we have denounced what is now happening in the total silence of the city government”, reports Palagi.
“The story of Podere La Mattonaia tells of a wrong role on the part of the Municipality of Florence, in which politics is missing, or tries not to assume responsibility. Hiding behind technical details ends up failing to protect citizens. Whoever is responsible for what is was wrong in this matter? The answer is clear for us. The center-left proves to be the same as the right in limiting itself to favoring more parking, compromising greenery”, he adds.
“In District 3 there are urgent problems regarding road safety and the need to protect the parking spaces of the residence. As Councilor of District 3 of Florence Riparte a Sinistra and with Sinistra Progetto Comune we have obtained more commitments in this area. Since its creation of the 30 zones to the development of the Nudge theory (promoting positive practices, without simply imposing sanctions). The right to mobility is compromised and it will certainly not be a new car park like this that will solve the problems, also because of the way it is created for those with mobility difficulties. and visual ones will be subjected to a dangerous situation, given the width of the access road”, adds the candidate for District 3 Giovanna Sesti.
“I raised the issue several times in the city council. The then councilor Del Re seemed to have opened up to the possibility of avoiding this destruction of the greenery. Instead, nothing happened and indeed there was no longer a reference figure in the council with delegation to urban planning, if not the outgoing mayor. So we ask him and the candidate Sara Funaro: are they okay with seeing the Podere La Mattonaia area so devastated and condemning the residence in the area to waste?”, asks Antonella Bundu instead. “Moving by public transport from District 3 is complicated, as is all city mobility. The program we have presented – concludes Lorenzo Fantoni, also running for the next elections – highlights how it is not enough to simply announce new tram lines. For This is why we proposed to rethink the road service overall, starting the process for its re-publicisation”.
