After being invited to attend a bike ride with Bulletproof and a number of prominent cyclists in the local community, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia sat down with the activists to discuss a number of issues and plans in this regard.
In the presence of Fabio Spiteri, Steve Zammit Lupi, Daniel Vella, Infrastructure Malta CEO Ivan Falzon and Transport Malta Deputy CEO David Sutton, the Minister revealed that the government is working hand in hand with a number of local councils to introduce what they are calling “Active Mobility Areas”.
Farrugia explained that the government will see to the complete pedestrianisation of certain areas in Maltese cities and villages, making them completely car-free, with two particular villages granting the government considerably large areas for this project.
“This will shock people”, Farrugia stated before going on to reiterate the hard-hitting nature of such a proposal, with athlete and cyclist Fabio Spiteri replying to the statement by suggesting car free days, which would definitely aid cyclists and reduce the dangers of cycling at the moment.
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