Lettera per la UE contro i divieti a Venezia

[Davide Sandini]

Accolgo l'invito di Andrea Ricci e pubblico una lettera che ho mandato alla Direzione trasporti della Unione europea
per chiedere un intervento contro i divieti.
Se qualcuno  trova qualcosa da correggere lo faccia pure.

move-infos@ec.europa.eu

European Union
Directorate General for Mobility and Transport
European Commission
DG Mobility and Transport
B – 1049 Brussels

To Mrs. Violeta Bulc
Mr Joao Agujar Machado

Lady and Sir

I write to you because of a recent ban for kayaks, canoes and other oar boats in Venice - Italy.
This ban was formally justified because of the traffic of water ways into the city, but it affect
only the boats that have the minor part in city's traffic, and the only non-polluting transport system ,
without giving a real limitation on high power polluting engines and many of those are 2 strokes,
boats that cause waves that damage the ancient buildings of the city.
Please consider that from a recent study payed from Venice majority, half of the traffic is made by motor
taxies capable of 16 passengers, that travel with zero passengers on board. More, no interconnection
was planned for the people excluded from Venice to park their kayaks and reach the nearest public transport stop.
Against the ban a group of activists has collected over 2200 signatures and filed a legal action.
This ban harm the freedom of any european citizen that want to visit Venice on a non polluting, eco friendly,
slow and clean boats.
It is contrasting with your Action Plan for urban mobility, Themes 2 and 3, and the Green paper on transport,
and for this reason we ask your attention and your action against Venice majority and their illogical decisions.
I hope that my letter is enough clear, more informations can be found in Italian in Facebook group:
Salviamo Venezia andando a remie pagaie

Information about the ban can be asked to Comune di Venezia.

Thanks for any help.

[Andrea Ricci]

Su invito di Davide, di seguito il testo con piccole modifiche da inviare a:
move-infos@ec.europa.eu


European Union
Directorate General for Mobility and Transport
European Commission
DG Mobility and Transport
B – 1049 Brussels

To Ms Violeta Bulc
To Mr Joao Agujar Machado

Dear Lady and Sir,
I write to you because of a recent ban for kayaks, canoes and other oar boats in Venice - Italy.
This ban was formally justified because of the traffic of water ways into the city, but it affects only the boats that have the minor part in city's traffic, and the only non-polluting transport system, without giving a real limitation on high power polluting engines and many of those are 2 strokes, boats that cause waves that damage the ancient buildings of the city.
Please consider that from a recent study payed from Venice municipality, half of the traffic is made by motor taxies capable of 16 passengers, that travel with zero passengers on board. More, no interconnection was planned for the people excluded from Venice to park their kayaks and reach the nearest public transport stop.
Against the ban a group of activists has collected over 2500 signatures and filed a legal action:

http://www.change.org/p/al-comune-di-venezia-revoca-del-divieto-di-navigazione-per-barche-a-remi-canoe-kayak-in-venezia

This ban harm the freedom of any european citizen that want to visit Venice on a non polluting, eco friendly, slow and clean boats.
It is contrasting with your Action Plan for urban mobility, Themes 2 and 3, and the Green paper on transport, and for this reason we ask your attention and your action against Venice municipality and their illogical decisions.
I hope that my letter is enough clean, more informations can be found in Italian in Facebook group: Salviamo Venezia andando a remie pagaie

https://www.facebook.com/groups/769658006444579/

Information about the ban can be asked to the Municipality of Venice.

Thanks for your help.

Andrea Ricci

[marco iezzi]

Vorrei che la prossima vogalonga possa trasformarsi in una giornata di grande protesta,giornata che vede accomunati canoisti di tutto il mondo e turisti
Ricordo che la vogalonga è seguita anche dai media internazionali...quale migliore occasione!!!

Le petizioni online e lettere inviate all'amministrazione,lasciano a mio modesto avviso il tempo che trovano
Ok boicottare la vogalonga,  che ha perso ormai i connotati per la quale era stata organizzata

Confido molto sul ricorso al TAR

Per il weekend della manifestazione, vorrei chiedere agli amici veneziani e con l'ausilio di tutti quelli che vorranno, di organizzare un volantinaggio contro questa normativa da distribuire a canoisti,cittadini e turisti


Marco Iezzi