It is clear that all events are welcome in Athens, but not at the expense of its residents, is Kostas Bakogiannis.
In a message regarding yesterday’s “traffic gridlock” in the capital, as the City of Athens decided to close major city thoroughfares to host a road race, the former mayor describes the situation as “a scene of total traffic gridlock.”
As the leader of the “Athens Up” faction states in his post, hundreds of thousands of citizens faced significant inconvenience due to the traffic regulations.
He recalls that he had disagreed with and voted against this specific decision in the city council, pointing out that closing streets on weekdays and during business hours cannot be an option. “City streets should not be closed on weekdays and during business hours for any reason,” he states emphatically, adding that the daily lives of workers, professionals, and visitors must not be disrupted.
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In detail, Kostas Bakogiannis emphasizes:
Hundreds of thousands of Athenians were stranded due to the closure of major thoroughfares for a road race.
At the city council meeting, we objected to and voted against this specific decision.
The city’s streets must not be closed on weekdays and during business hours for any reason. The daily lives of Athenians—workers, professionals, and visitors—cannot be brought to a standstill.
Of course, all events are welcome. But the inconvenience caused to Athenians is not.
