Lamezia Terme – “I firmly pursue the desire to have an increasingly accessible Calabria and the measures approved today by the council go exactly in this direction. The summer connections, the redistribution of kilometers with a view to efficiency and the preparation of guidelines for the life for people with disabilities, concretely represent actions that are transformed into greater services and connections for citizens. Tangible actions carried out in the name of responsibility, which will have positive effects on the entire Calabrian territory and on the many tourists who are preparing to live and discover the our wonderful region”. Thus the Welfare Councilor of the Calabria Region, Emma Staine, at the end of today’s session of the regional council, during which some measures relating to social policies and transport were approved. In particular, as regards welfare, the Guidelines for the drafting of ‘Life projects for people with disabilities’ were accepted, to achieve the full integration of disabled people referred to in Article 3 of the law of 5 February 1992 , n. 104, in the context of family and social life, as well as in the courses of school, professional and work education, which the Municipalities, in agreement with the local health authorities, to finance within the available resources and based on the plans of the area. With the adoption of the resolutions relating to the transport sector, a rebalancing of the provision of urban public transport services was carried out, redistributing the services equally across the territories. In no case has there been a substantial reduction, even in the face of appreciable reductions in the resident population, while the increase in services in the city of Corigliano-Rossano is significant with almost 100,000 more bus km per year, equal to an increase by approximately 20%.
With the second resolution, the connections between Vibo Valentia and the Lamezia Terme hub on public holidays were increased, to guarantee a minimum quantity of connections even on these days. With these remodulations, without changing public spending, better services are now guaranteed to the citizens of Corigliano-Rossano and Vibo Valentia, and the historical critical issues in public transport are addressed. Furthermore, the regional council has approved a program of additional public transport services, both rail and road, which will be carried out throughout Calabria for the summer period (July/September). From all the Calabrian airports there are four additional daily bus connections (two outbound and two return), towards all the coastal areas of CAlabria and the mountain tourism resorts, such as Camigliatello, Lorica and Gambarie. The connection between Lamezia Terme airport and the railway station has been strengthened. More connections will serve the city of Cosenza, the Sanctuary of San Francesco di Paola and Castrovillari; in the South, transfers with Sicily have intensified through the port of Villa San Giovanni. Finally, there will be four additional railway connections on the Coast of the Gods line, to connect the towns of Lamezia, Pizzo, Vibo, Tropea, Ricadi, Nicotera in the evening hours of Friday and Saturday, in the months of July and August. Some of these connections will continue south to Reggio CAlabria.
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