Baskets torn to pieces by vandals, tall grass, a volleyball court that is only a memory and a flooring reduced to the level of a Gruyere cheese. In the little gardens in via Dina at the corner of via San Remo, in the Mirafiori Nord area, there is practically no play anymore. If the volleyball net has disappeared into thin air for a good couple of years now, even the nearby basketball court doesn’t seem to be in good condition.
The legacy of basketball
Both baskets have been dismantled while the pavement has a disproportionate number of holes. The cobblestone is so bad that getting hurt really seems like child’s play. This is why many prefer to emigrate and look for a safer play area. The cleaning problem also completes the picture. Close to plate leaves are all the rage. And it is not uncommon to find a few bottles on the ground, left on purpose by some passing drunkard.
Goodbye volleyball
«That little garden – say the residents of the area – is in a state of abandonment. The volleyball court, in particular, is no longer usable. A commissioning intervention would be needed safety». But as we know, there isn’t much money for play areas and in the end the choice always falls on gardens that have games that have been cordoned off and broken for years. “We are asking again – conclude the residents – for a redevelopment of the entire park, now completely abandoned and at the mercy of events.”
The skatepark
Furthermore, the writers have defaced everything. From walls to torets through to the games themselves. «Every evening those gardens are targeted by groups of bored vandals – reports Luca, a resident of via Sanremo -. Now we don’t even bring our children with us anymore, after all it’s difficult to find games that haven’t been defaced.” Only the skatepark doesn’t seem to cry. An area that really needs heavy maintenance, as you know well Constituency 2. «We have indicated those gardens and that plate – explains the president, Luca Rolandi – as priority interventions. We are waiting for more information.”
