Coronavirus in the City: pedestrian streets and the "new normal" take shape in the Historic Center

03/09/2020 - 19:47

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The plan to establish new transitory pedestrian areas

, which will be added from this weekend until completing the 15 Communes of the City, is already taking shape.

In the four neighborhoods in which it will be launched on Saturday, the streets are already painted and ready to receive

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What you see in Bolívar at 900, the first painted area, are yellow circles.

In each one there must be one of the

that the locals thought about the plans they put together to present to the City Government. 

The plan consists of the

in certain demarcated areas, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to midnight, except for some areas, where this limitation will be extended during the week.

There will be a total of

through which the only cars that can circulate will be those of the fronts.

As confirmed by

,

 will start with the restrictions

.

Two are well neighborhoods but with a high concentration of gastronomic places: Fernández de Enciso between Mercedes and Asunción (Villa Devoto), and Valle between Emilio Miter and Del Barco Centenera (Caballito).

The third covers several blocks of the

, in the neighborhoods of San Telmo and Monserrat: Bolívar between the United States and Carlos Calvo, the United States between Bolívar and Defensa, Carlos Calvo between Bolívar and Defensa, Chile between Bolívar and Defensa, and Balcarce between avenida Belgrano and Mexico.

Transitory pedestrian areas

Source:

The schedule for the authorization of the different transitory pedestrian areas

in the Juramento Market, in the Chilavert section between Piedra Buena and Montiel (Villa Riachuelo), in the Carlos Gardel passage, in a part of Boedo avenue and in a Palermo Soho sector.

In the latter the vehicle restrictions will also be in the week.

All in all, the plan is subject to trial and error, so you can change on the fly.

“In those places where these areas do not work, we will make changes and modifications.

We are going at a speed in the exit of the pandemic, that many things almost that

.

And that is part of the learning of what we are seeing from other cities in the world ”, explains Juanjo Mendez, Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of the City.

That is why these areas will not be created with permanent works but with

.

Clara Muzzio, Minister of Public Space and Urban Hygiene of the City, clarifies that “we will see what happens in reality.

We know that

someone

that they have not seen for a long time, and that is why we observe that reality and we want to have a quick but also flexible response.

If we see that some area is not working, we will quickly find where it is that more people are concentrating in that neighborhood ”.

Bolívar to 900. The demarcation of the streets advances that from Saturday will add pedestrian spaces and for tables and chairs in restaurants and bars.

Photo: Germán García Adrasti

It is expected that on Friday 18 the plan will add the surroundings of Junín and Vicente López (Recoleta), an area of ​​Palermo Hollywood, Mendoza boulevard (Villa Urquiza), the surroundings near the corner of Charlone and Newbery (Chacarita), and a section of Necochea street, in La Boca.

Finally, on Friday 25 the pedestrian areas will reach a section of Ramón Falcón in Villa Luro, another in Emilio Castro in Liniers, and one more in Assembly Avenue, in Parque Chacabuco.

“We decided to pedestrianize one street per commune on weekends so that people have more space to

.

We want to continue recovering freedoms, always prioritizing health care and all the advances that we have achieved so far, ”says Felipe Miguel, City Chief of Staff.

In

there will be exceptions to the days and times that are generally established.

In the first two the restrictions will be

, and Friday,

.

Bolívar at 900. The Historic Quarter will be one of the first places in the City to add pedestrian areas in streets with bars and restaurants.

Photo: Germán Garcia Adrasti.

In Palermo, meanwhile, there will be five streets with transitory pedestrian areas every day from 10 to 0. They will be the sections of Costa Rica between Malabia and Thames, Serrano between Gorriti and Borges, Borges between Serrano and Nicaragua, El Salvador between Malabia and Thames , Gurruchaga between Gorriti and Nicaragua, Armenia between Gorriti and Nicaragua, Honduras between Malabia and Thames, and Thames between Gorriti and Nicaragua.

In turn, from this Saturday, the gastronomic establishments that already had permission to take the tables to the sidewalks will be able to

, in the area that is used for parking.

So far, there are already 900 restaurants and bars with this authorization.

About 300 managed the permit in recent days.

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