During a live communication, Prime Minister Edi Rama said yesterday that at the end of the summer at least Sunday without cars will come into force. He said that from October to next March, Sunday will be in function of the environment, families and the elderly.
At this point, of course, there are genuine studies and surveys in the population to understand whether citizens agree or not, however an Anabel.al survey - media that has a variety of ages, ranging from young ages (on Instagram) to ages medium (on Facebook) - we can create an idea of access to this decision yet unofficial.
12% of voters agree with Sunday without cars, while 21% agree, but only if "other conditions are created for citizens to move freely."
As you can see below, the vast majority, 67%, generally disagree, arguing that "people want to move out of town."
This is not the first time such an idea has been discussed. At the end of April, Mayor Erion Veliaj said that the Municipality of Tirana will sanction - that is, finally approve a place, plan or task by giving it legal force - the initiative "Weekend without cars".
"Once we release all activities and return to normal life, we will sanction the weekend without cars, not out of grief, but out of a passion to give better air to our children," Veliaj said in a statement. communication for the show "Repolitix" on Report Rv.
Immediately after Veliaj's communiqué, many followers wrote on the anabel_media inbox on Instagram and Anabel Magazine on Facebook that this initiative brings problems.
First, public transport, as long as there are problems, will guide some people to use personal cars.
"The buses are in minimal condition, the air conditioners are not on, some doors do not close well and all the time they are full of people," said a graduate from Tirana, who also stressed the problem with bicycle lanes. "For the last two years of high school, I have preferred to choose the bicycle as a means of transportation, but do I know how many times I have risked my life? Almost every day, this is due to the lack of bicycle lanes. There are no police in the most populated areas. ?
Public transport may be better than before, but it still takes a lot of work to "seduce" people who use cars to move, both for convenience and speed.
Another problem mentioned is related to leaving the capital over the weekend. Many families choose to get away from the hustle and bustle of Tirana to rest somewhere else. The same goes for families from other cities who choose to spend the weekend in the capital. "Another problem would be for cars coming from the districts on weekends. They come for trouble and they definitely need cars, they also come for fun to spend a weekend in Tirana with the children, since the districts do not have much to offer. How do I get kids to have fun and pick up the urban to watch? ? someone wrote to @anabel_media on Instagram.
Undoubtedly, the movements towards the capital or within it for important reasons, such as health problems or students coming from other cities, are also questionable.
However, it is worth mentioning that so far, no concrete decision has been made public regarding the solution of these problems, because despite the positive effect of reducing the use of cars in the environment, such decisions should be made taking into account a plan. detailed for all the above problems and not only.
