In a press conference held this afternoon, the front members of calle Palma expressed their concern about the resounding drop in sales, since the authorization of the bike path in this section.
“This bike path It arrived without notice, they never took into account how it would affect us, they never explained to us why it has that width and those orange poles, for three years we have been asking for a reactivation plan and they think that with this they will revitalize the center ”, The representative of the merchants commented in a press conference.
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For his part, Víctor Franco, owner of a gastronomic establishment, revealed that last week they met with the municipal authorities, who told them that the project is already irreversible, and that, in any case, they should propose a solution.
“We do not know who the beneficiaries are and in what, while, Those of us who are harmed are those on Calle Palma from end to end, we propose that they use Paraguayo Independiente since they are all public institutions there”Franco said.
The Asunción Metropolitan Area Bicycle Path Network provides a total of 600 kilometers, however, the first 31 that connect Asunción, Luque and Fernando de la Mora, were already enough to generate enough comments against and in favor.
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The entrance Bicisenda and losses: “Those affected are those of Palma from end to end” was first published on newspaper TODAY.