Tiburtina Station, Roman citizens rebel against the cutting down of trees: "Criminal act against the city"

Tiburtina Station, Roman citizens rebel against the cutting down of trees:

The protests of the city associations of Rome, opposed to the redevelopment of the Tiburtina station area, which involves the felling of several trees, are not appeased.

It is a clash between city associations and the Municipality of Rome on the plan of redevelopment of the Tiburtina station area, after the historic removal of the East ring road. At the center of the controversy there is felling of trees present in the esplanade, which according to the Roman administration are in a "precarious state of health".





But the citizens are not convinced by the motivation and they are ready to take to the streets to make their voices heard, as already happened last December.

In support of the inhabitants of the Tiburtina Station against the nefarious killing of holm oaks in the square provided for by the Municipality project. Environment and Territory Group - LAC

Posted by Libera Assemblea Centocelle on Saturday, December 5, 2020

In fact, after the demonstration a few weeks ago, which saw the involvement of several citizens "armed" with green banners and balloons, the residents of the area are organizing another protest for next December 5, as announced on Facebook by the associations. Free Assembly Centocelle e Green Brigades:

Tiburtina Station: EVENT SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER H10.00 Continuing with the cutting of trees is a criminal act ...

Posted by Libera Assemblea Centocelle on Thursday, December 3, 2020

For the associations of the territory, the trees of Tiburtina are a common good to defend and represent a precious resource that helps to combat pollution, in one of the areas of the capital where there is a very high presence of fine dust.

“The Arpa Lazio data, also released by Legambiente, clarify that Tiburtina is the area of ​​Rome with the highest concentration of PM10, very dangerous micropollutants in the air. - explains the Brigate Verdi association Despite this, at the Tiburtina Station the rearrangement works after demolition of the flyover are proceeding quickly and in the next three months (PHASE1) the FELLING OF THE BEAUTIFUL LECCI present in Largo Mazzoni, evergreen trees of about 30 years in perfect health. In their place, an inexplicable and useless enlargement of the road section of Via Guido Mazzoni is expected, which will go from one to five road lanes. A cycle path on Circonvallazione Nomentana is not even planned (and we are in 2020)! PHASE 2 will begin with the wicked desire to FELL the approximately 60 PINE and OLMI in perfect health present between the Piazzale della Stazione Tiburtina and Via Tiburtina and the many ALTI PLATANI present in the area. ENOUGH THE TALE OF THE NEW TREES. A forty-year-old tree cannot be replaced by replanting the usual saplings that at best die in Rome in the first six months. Continuing with the cutting of trees is a criminal act against the city and against public health! "



The reassurances of the Municipality of Rome

To try to calm the controversy, she intervened the councilor for infrastructure of the capital Linda Meleo through a post on Facebook in which he reassures citizens:

Let's do some clarity. The one in the photo is a plane tree present near the Tiburtina station. One of many…

Posted by Linda Meleo on Saturday, December 5, 2020

“Almost all the trees present in the area, in the square of the Tiburtina Station and surrounding areas, will not only be maintained, but also strengthened for a total of about 50 new trees” explains Linda Meleo. "New trees will be planted, for example, on the Nomentana ring road, where they are not present now, as well as in the part adjacent to the new Atac stalls, currently under construction. Only a few trees will need to be removed, most of which are in poor health, to complete the project in via Mazzoni, where a pedestrian slab will be built and where there will be a whole row of new trees, many more than there are now! ".

But the councilor's reassurance was of little use. In a short time, in fact, hundreds of disapproving comments appeared under Linda Meleo's post. “Considering that the trees you plant die within a year (we have dozens of examples all documented and soon we will document others), there is really something to celebrate…” someone writes.



Source: Municipality of Rome / Free Centocelle Assembly (Facebook) / Linda Meleo (Facebook)

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