Jiménez justifies the expansion of the ORA on Europa Avenue by the saturation of vehicles

The City Councilor for Mobility, Transport, Interior and Personnel, Iñaki Jiménez, reported this Wednesday on the ORA modifications on Avenida de Europa, which “They are not the result of improvisation “Otherwise, they respond to an overall plan to improve mobility throughout the city.” This was stated by the mobility manager, after indicating that vehicle traffic reports indicate that this area is very saturated and that 80% of the vehicles parking there “come from outside the city” , because they do not have a registration document. resident, and they are not registered at the neighboring rate either. For this reason, the councilor announced that it had been decided to establish the orange zone and avoid collapse, because the occupancy rate in the morning time slots is close to 100%, and 65 % after 8:00 p.m. “, which indicates that, basically, the occupation of public roads is carried out by workers who do not live in Toledo.

According to the latest recorded data74,714 vehicles access Toledo daily through the various entrances. Among them, 17,064 vehicles enter via the TO21-Belgium entrance; 12,848 on Avenida de Madrid; 11,629 for Place de Grecia; 8,099 for entry to Avenida de Castilla-La Mancha; 5,944 for TO21-Adolfo Suárez; 4,736 on the La Peraleda highway and 4,313 on the Circunvalación-Piedrabuena highway.

Iñaki Jiménez defended that “when there is a conflict and we harm the residents of the city, we must take these types of courageous measures, which are not very popular, but which seek efficiency”; declared. In addition, he recognized an error in communicating to residents about this measure, which will come into force on January 2 next to the magenta zone.

Finally, the mobility advisor regretted the concern caused by the opposition, because neighbors are not concernedalthough he understands the anger of the PSOE councilors “because they do not live in Toledo”.

In this sense, he reaffirmed that the ORA magenta will be free for those registered in Toledo and that it obeys this mobility plan that seeks to make the city sustainable, promoting the use of public transport.

bus strike

The mobility advisor, Iñaki Jiménez, He also reported on the minimum services agreed for the two-day road transport strike called by the unions and which affects urban buses in the city of Toledo.

Thus, he indicated that the municipal council established 80% of services during peak hours and 40% during off-peak hours, which would equate to the usual bus times on a Saturday.

At the beginning of his speech, Jiménez sent a message of condolences to the family of Esteban Paños, “a great friend and a discovery in politics”; assured.