The Regional Administrative Court of Emilia Romagna annuls 'Bologna City 30'. The mayor: 'Let's go ahead

"The Tar's ruling raises bureaucratic questions about the acts to which we are ready to respond, but it confirms one important thing: the municipality's planning function on speed limits. City 30 will therefore go ahead. The victims of road accidents and their families are asking us and we are with them, with the objective we have always had and claimed: to save lives on the road, to reduce and prevent accidents, and in these two years we have shown that it is possible'. With these words the mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore spoke on the issue, defending the measure of the PD administration.

Other members of the Partito Democratico also supported the initiative of the capital of Emilia, the first city in Italy to adopt this measure. Regarding the TAR ruling, Dem MEP Annalisa Corrado said: 'I find those who are celebrating today ridiculous. We are talking about a measure that has proved its efficacy, reducing road fatalities to zero. The 30 Cities are the future, not because of ideology, but because they work'.

"The Administrative Court of Emilia Romagna ruled today on the appeal promoted by Fratelli d'Italia, through its MEP Stefano Cavedagna, to annul the ordinances on Bologna 30, also in support of categories affected by the measure. The TAR upheld the appeals by annulling the ordinances, pointing out the illegitimacy of the Municipality's action, which acted outside its competence for mere propaganda purposes,' said Galeazzo Bignami, leader of Fratelli d'Italia's group in the Chamber of Deputies.

Forza Italia's majority allies are also on the same line. 'The ruling is a victory of reality over ideology,' said Valentina Castaldini, regional councillor, and group leader Pietro Vignali. "You cannot govern a city by means of indiscriminate demands. Road safety must be pursued with structural interventions, not bureaucratic harassment'.