Another mayor of a district in Sofia spoke out towards the brand new group of visitors across the National Palace of Culture and the style of its introduction. The mayor of “Triaditsa” Dimitar Bozhilov, who received a second time period with the assist of the coalition between “We proceed the change-Democratic Bulgaria” and “Save Sofia”, proposed adjustments within the venture that has been applied for the reason that finish of April and once more highlighted the issue of communication earlier than the beginning of the renovation . He additionally added proposals for offering extra parking areas for these residing within the space.
Ten days in the past, the mayor of the “Sredets” area, Traicho Traikov, who was nominated by the identical coalition that received the elections in Sofia, did the identical.
The Metropolitan Municipality has began the adjustments alongside “Patriarch Euthymius”, “Vitosha”, “Skobelev” and “Fritjof Nansen” boulevards. They embrace a bicycle lane inside the roadway, the separation of a bus lane alongside “Patriarch Euthymius” Blvd. Changing the parking on it from diagonal to parallel, and on “Vitosha” Blvd., it’s now diagonal, and the visitors lanes are one in every path. St. “Frittof Nansen” ought to develop into two-way and there may be additionally a cycle lane alongside it. This has led to a discount within the already scarce parking areas within the space, which is without doubt one of the issues of these residing close by. The different purpose for protests is the dearth of communication and dialogue of the adjustments.
Opinion later
It is obvious from Dimitar Bozhilov’s publish that the Metropolitan Municipality requested for his opinion on the venture on May 10 – ten days after the beginning of the renovation. The regional mayor despatched his opinion on May 16. It reaffirms the opinion of the regional administration on the 2020 venture.
It stated the brand new group would result in a discount in parking areas within the space in addition to public discontent. Both Dimitar Bozhilov’s final assertion and the one from 2020 state that the bus lane alongside “Patriarch Evtimiy” Blvd. after “Vitosha” Blvd. is pointless, because the trolleys that go there depart it earlier than the intersection of the “Five Pockets” to proceed on their routes.
And the mayor of “Triaditsa”, like Traicho Traikov of “Sredets”, proposes that the paid parking areas within the space of ”Patriarch Evtimiy” Blvd. and National Palace of Culture needs to be reserved for these residing there. He believes that the locations for workplace subscriptions, scooters and electrical vehicles needs to be lowered.
Two-way bike lane
In addition, in response to Dimitar Bozhilov, the bicycle lane on “Patriarch Evtimiy” Blvd. needs to be two-way and on the facet of the parking areas, not on each side of the boulevard and in a single path adjoining to the bus lane. According to him, this might be a safer answer.
“I’ve not discovered a bike owner who’s tempted to trip subsequent to the tires of a trolley. Parents of younger cyclists have informed me immediately that the bike lane subsequent to the bus line shouldn’t be okay and they won’t trip there. The bike lane could be two-way and it may be on the opposite facet, in order to keep away from the contact zone with the heavy car”says the mayor of “Triaditsa”.
The subject of visitors group across the National Palace of Culture can be mentioned at a rare session of the Metropolitan Municipal Council on May 23. It is convened on the initiative of GERB, which makes use of the subject of political assaults within the election marketing campaign.
The municipality appealed the suspension of the restore
On Monday, Boris Bonev, the chief of the group that almost all insists on the change of the “Save Sofia” motion, confirmed that the municipality filed an enchantment towards the choice of the Administrative Court within the metropolis of Sofia, which ordered an instantaneous suspension of labor on the venture. The court docket reasoned that the introduction of the brand new group was not primarily based on an administrative act. The choice is predicated on a criticism by Diana Rusinova’s European Center for Transport Policies.
According to Boris Bonev, the explanations for the municipality’s criticism are that the non-governmental group has no authorized curiosity in interesting the actions of the native authority. The chief of “Save Sofia” additionally commented on the court docket’s causes for stopping the renovation.
“Regarding the explanations and the choice of the court docket, we observe a disturbing interpretation by the court docket of what’s authorized and what’s unlawful. It shouldn’t be true that the change of the group shouldn’t be made on the premise of an administrative act, as a result of the Law on Roads and the Law on Traffic the roads give the authority to the mayor concerning the group of visitors. The causes we learn don’t imply that there’s an award. Only the choice of the court docket issues, not the explanations. The court docket doesn’t return the outdated visitors group and declare it unlawful.”stated Boris Bonev.
According to him, the suspension of the restore triggered issues, because the municipality couldn’t repair the complicated markings, in addition to the sections of the visitors lights.
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