It had caused quite a stir last February cancellation of the two pedestrian crossings on via Turati “for road safety issues”, the Loggia explained.
It is possible that the project, currently under consideration by the competent municipal offices, which provides for theinstallation of a pedestrian traffic light on call along the same, very busy artery of the city ring. «A study is underway for decide at what height to position it and how to adjust its synchronization», declared the councilor for Mobility, Federico Manzoni, on the sidelines of a press conference which had been called to illustrate the interventions of the «Safe Mobility» project.
Although the one relating to the pedestrian traffic light on Via Turati is not among the interventions mentioned yesterday, its future positioning always concerns the issue of road and pedestrian safety. After cancellation of the two pedestrian crossingsin fact, the Municipality of Brescia and the local police had invited pedestrians to use the underpass present to the north of via Turati, or the traffic light crossing to the south. Despite the danger, however, many will have spotted people ready to take advantage of the few seconds of road clear of vehicles to cross at a brisk pace.
Pedestrians and cyclists are also the main recipients of the 23 interventions of the “Safe Mobility” project, which focuses on securing key elements for the mobility of so-called “weak road users”, such as, for example, road crossings, pedestrian and cycle paths, public transport stops. «The project was born from the evaluation of requests and reports received from neighborhood councils and individual citizens – explain Manzoni and the head of the Technical Service of the Mobility sector, Nadia Bresciani – who, especially in terms of accessibility, often live with disabilities» .
