The decisions of Anne Hidalgo do not pass.
This Wednesday, the National Intersyndicale VTC (INV) again called for mobilization, in order to fight against "
the decisions of the mayor of Paris
".
The drivers are called to meet in front of the town hall, in order to demonstrate on avenue Victoria, from noon.
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Professionals are particularly upset against the speed limit in the streets of the capital to 30km / h, on the one hand, and against the establishment of a "
limited traffic zone
" (ZTL), on the other hand. Denouncing "
unjust
"
decisions
, which risk affecting the income of professionals, the general secretary of the union, Brahim Ben Ali, is committed against these long-standing decisions. Last May, the representative already asked, in an interview with the
Journal du net
, the "
end of the policy of excluding VTC from the town hall of Paris
". The trade unionist also criticized the "
double standards, two measures
" of the town hall, more understanding with taxis than with VTC.
The speed limit to 30km / h has been in effect in Paris since the end of the summer. This decision should make it possible, according to the executive, to "
reduce traffic accidents, pacify relations between the various users of the public domain, reduce noise and reduce pollution
". However, it is contested by many players, including motorists and traders and craftsmen. Its low efficiency in limiting the effective speed is also singled out.
In mid-September, the Paris executive announced that the limited traffic zone (ZTL) planned in the center of the capital will have to be put in place "
from the second half of 2022
".
This zone will in particular make it possible to prohibit transit traffic in a large area in the heart of the city, from Place de la Concorde to Boulevard Montmartre, to Place de la République and Place de la Bastille, right bank, as well as than north of boulevard Saint-Germain, left bank.
The town hall says it will "
limit traffic in the center to destination traffic."
Those who have something to do in the area will still be able to circulate there
”.
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Here again, the measure is criticized by several players, including VTCs and traders. The drivers have already demonstrated against this decision, last May: "to
prohibit access to this economic zone to all drivers is to condemn them definitively to certain death
", then underlined the national VTC intersyndicale in a communicated.
At the end of July, a group of traders sounded the alarm and felt that the capital suffered from a problem of "
mobility
" and parking, linked to the management choices of the town hall.
“A
lot of businesses are complaining.
Some customers tell them: 'We can no longer come to your home, we can no longer park because there are cycle paths'
”or ephemeral terraces, explained to
Figaro
Thierry Veron, head of the Federation of associations of traders and craftsmen Parisians (FACAP).
“
The issue of mobility will weaken the commercial attractiveness of Paris.
If we do not come back to it, we risk having establishments closed
, ”he worried.
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