On 22 December, the Regional Minister for Transport has invited the parties Vesco (Groups of commuters, users, consumers and representatives of Trenitalia) to examine "the impact on rail services related to financial maneuver National . In fact, the call was for December 23, but after the complaints of many - Christmas is still Christmas - was brought forward to 22.
There were many, but mainly affected the large representation of Trenitalia ... that is a sign of interest in the problems of rail transport in Liguria?
In a nutshell, the Assessor has painted a very negative from an economic standpoint, in fact no-budget package took away resources that the TPL (public transport) mean for all regions: INCREASE AND TICKETS & PASSES REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRAINS . Less increase tickets and passes, the smaller the number of trains available. Assumptions put forward to the meeting of 22 were:
- Tickets + 30% regional
- Liguria regional subscriptions
+ 20% - reduction of a number of regional trains, undefined,
After the conference, State - Regions, given the possible increased financial Assessor Vesco offered us:
- fare increases since Feb. 1 (the region would be saddled with higher costs required by Trenitalia)
- regional tickets + 25%
- Liguria regional subscriptions + 15% (note that a + 5% for 2011 was already provided in the service contract signed in 2009).
- reduction of a number of services , again not well defined.
Alternatively, the smaller the higher the tariff reductions and cancellations of services.
commuter associations, users and consumers (well documented and lacked the combative colleagues in the Genoa-Milan) were named to make their comments and possibly sign the minutes of the meeting. You can imagine that it is very difficult at a meeting of this kind (which is NOT a technical committee) to do proper assessments numbers. Somehow we must rely on the assessments made by the Department, which should act solely in the interest of citizens, service users. Certainly
surprisingly different angle determined from neighboring regions (Piedmont, Lombardy, Tuscany). Each has decided a different approach, especially in Piedmont, which would (the conditional is always a must) decided to freeze increases until June. You could also do with us in Liguria? Frankly we do not know, because of numbers (the ones that really matter then) we always talk too little, and in any case, there is the unfortunate impression that the decisions taken by any regional government are conditioned more by political reasons, that of economic compatibility. From here come the continuing controversy among councilors and members of the opposition and also derive the "stomach ache" of certain committees such as the commuter Pendolariliguri, led by Sonia Zarin, who immediately stated:
Dear Colleagues ,
... .. I noticed that the document we signed (and which was related only to the decrease in projected increases) was presented as an "agreement" in the round, which also includes the agreement on cuts (trains ed), which is not true because we knew nothing about it.
I therefore considered to spread the following statement, which will resume at a later communication.
cuts and fare increases? No agreement, at most, acknowledged
In view of the news reported yesterday by the Association. Vesco on an agreement signed with the Ligurian commuters, it is considered should be pointed out that:
• Adherence to this document is intended only for what concerns the reduction of the increase in subscriptions and charges for one way, that initially had been quantified, respectively, in 20% and 30%, now at 15% and 25%. • About
cuts nothing we could say about it, since the list was made if there is not some hours before the press conference for journalists, obviously out of time for any serious consideration and observation.
Our assessment on the occasion of signing the document has been partial and therefore why we believe that, as far as we are concerned, we can not speak of "agreement" but rather to acknowledge, that assumes, as stated in the document , the reference to a "next confrontation," "the definition of actions to be activated."
We absolutely agree with the arguments of the gentlemen of the East: cancellations, we could not talk specifically because it lacked the detailed list that has been exposed the day after Councillor Vesco in a press conference!
In this month of January there will certainly hoped "next confrontation" , it will not be - in our approximate arrival - no easy or peaceful.
As far as we are concerned, we C OMMITTEE TRENITALIA USERS OF WEST we have said, even at its meeting on December 22, the absolute necessity of a serious TABLE technical comparison with the participation of FS users, the Chamber of Commerce, Tourism and Commerce business, consumer, municipal and provincial administrations, Region, just doing it network with all the representatives politicians and not the area we deal effectively with Trenitalia.
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