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"A
Day Without Cars" in Cali, Colombia.
San José Should Take Note.
The Municipalidad de San José could take an
example from a bold move by the Alcaldía de
Santiago de Cali, Colombia, shutting down
all private passenger vehicles and
motorcycles for 12 hours, giving the city a
breath of fresh air.
From 7am to 7pm Thursday (November 12)
morning, 750.000 passenger vehicles and
motorcycles will be banned from circulation
in the entire city of Cali in a program
called "12 horas de Oxígeno" (12 hours of
Oxygen).
During the 12 hours only buses and taxis can
circulate, though they will still have to
abide by the restrictions of the "pico y
placa" and any passenger vehicle circulating
the streets will face a fine and have their
vehicle immobilized.
To ensure that the day is a success, the
secretario de Tránsito, Fabio Cardozo, said
240 Agentes de Tránsito (traffic cops) will
be on duty to ensure that those vehicle who
are permitted to circulate doesn't exceed
the speed limit.
Metrocali, the city's mass transportation
system, said it would be adding 20% more
buses to all routes on the Mio system, that
includes articulated buses, feeder and
collector buses.
The day of vehicular restriction is also
being extended to neigbouring communities of
Yumbo, Santander de Quilichao, Pradera,
Candelaria, Buga, Dagua and Jamundi.
Last year the program resulted in zero
traffic fatalities, 650.000 vehicles off the
roads for the day and significant reduction
in contamination in the city. Similar
results are expected this year.
Can anyone imagine the San José with a day
without vehicles? It would be a refreshing
change? Any one up for it? Send your letters
to
[email protected]
and we will pass it on to the Municipalidad
de San José.
For more info on the Cali program, go to:
http://www.caliescali.com/12-horas-de-oxigeno-2009/
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