The Government of the City of Buenos Aires stated that, so far this year, installed 2,100 new pedestrian lights on 510 blocks. In total, CABA has 202,500 LED lights, of which 62,482 are for pedestrians.
Hundreds of these lights were placed in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Telmo. Meeting with the residents of the area, the head of the Buenos Aires government, Jorge Macrihe explained: “Since we made our commitment, it is that the city is safer and more orderlyand part of our security policy is to continue adding luminaires, particularly in this sector of the Historic Centre”.
The Buenos Aires government seeks to strengthen security
The new lights placed on the pedestrian walkways are known as “bracitos”. Located under the treetops, the devices They have a wider radius of illumination and they also serve to increase the light levels on the sidewalks.
In a conversation with the residents of San Telmo, where the city administration promised to install 314 wall and column lights with double lighting by December, Macri highlighted the importance of the policy carried out. “These lights allow us to put them on the walls of the houses, because the sidewalks here are very small. The truth is that They greatly change the perception of securitysince it is very different to go out for a walk in your neighborhood when you feel that it is illuminated“, he explained.
Finally, the head of Government concluded: “better lighting helps people to cameras work betterso that it can be seen more. Here in the Plaza de San Telmo we also added Safe Points, which are also very important for the tourism of our city”.
The new pedestrian crossings are part of the City Government’s plan known as “Safe Parks“which aims to improve security in the squares, adding lighting and more surveillance. In addition, security totems were also installed in squares and green spaces to talk to the Police called “Safe Points“.
CABA announced more controls against double parking
Days ago, Macri also announced that he will reinforce his Traffic Reorganization Plan which aims to control and improve road safety on the streets of Buenos Aires. Thus, the administration confirmed the incorporation of 1,300 new agents and nearly 200 motorcycles.
One of the main goals that this plan will have is to prevent the double-parking in the downtown area of the cityin order to achieve a more fluid transit. During the first stage of the program, the aim will be to reinforce controls on avenues and streets and in the vicinity of hospitals, schools, banks, transport companies, bus stops and loading and unloading areas.
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Regarding this, the head of the Buenos Aires government explained: “We are committed to putting the city in order, which is why we are reinforcing our traffic force with more motorcycle officers so that they have greater deployment capacity and can cover more areas. There are 45 150 cc motorcycles, very agile and safe and fast enough to move around the city.“.
“The idea is that the traffic officer is no longer alone on a corner, where it is difficult for him to notice what is happening around the corner or two blocks away, but rather With the motorcycle you have the possibility to move quickly and cover a much larger area as a preventive measure,” added the Buenos Aires mayor.
On the other hand, the City Government announced the Extension of the metered parking system to Puerto Maderowith 3,695 new spacesAlso, during the course of the year, 40 left turns were eliminated on two-way avenues, lanes were redesigned and garbage containers were relocated on busy streets and avenues.
Source: Ambito
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