The leader of urban buses has been in Ronda del Granadal since last Wednesday due to road works between Puerta de Bisagra and Zocodover. Taking advantage of this situation, a group of neighbors has drawn up a document entitled ‘For a Zocodover square without noise and polluting emissions’, in which they explain that an “aggression, both chemical and acoustic, of dozens of large buses that run constantlyThis implies that everyday actions, such as opening balconies and windows to ventilate or let in fresh air, transform our homes into spaces where normal conversation cannot take place, not to mention difficulties falling asleep.
During the day, hour after hour, the movement of city buses is constant, joined by tourist buses and the “little train”‘, powerful engines resonating in unison as everyone coincides in front of the Alcazar, some waiting for the travelers to get on and others, in front, waiting for them to get off. Thus, the neighbors They are asking the City Council to consider “transferring the head of urban buses to another location”.
At the same time, in their writings, the neighbors say they feel “envy” when they travel and see “both in Spain and in Europe, that cities – whether or not they are UNESCO heritage sites – take great care of their heritage assets.” It would be unthinkable in any European city for buses to continually drive through walls dating from the Islamic era.; almost touching Santiago del Arrabal, the largest Mudejar church in Castilla la Mancha, dating from 1256; emitting vibrations and polluting gases towards one of the most beautiful doors in Spanish geography, the Puerta del Sol, a Mudejar construction from the 14th century.
Neighbors offer alternatives to solve the problem: two ski lifts, widely used by Toledo residents and visitors; one of them arrives a few meters from the Plaza de Zocodover and is located next to an esplanade where there is a bus stop; explore the possibility of an electric shuttle, which could arrive without causing the aggression that current buses produce“At the City Hall, they have highly qualified technicians to solve a problem that no longer allows for delay,” they emphasize.
