Against the expensive fuel, free bus to Reggio Calabria for 8 days

Faced with the fuel emergency and the heavy economic and social repercussions that are affecting the country, with consequences particularly felt in the South, the mayor of Reggio Calabria Francesco Cannizzaro has chosen to respond with "a concrete gesture of attention towards the community: eight days of completely free urban and extra-urban public transport, starting from Saturday, thanks to a resolution approved on Friday afternoon". This was announced by the Municipality.

Reggio, it is written in a note, "is the first municipality ever in Italy to adopt a measure of this kind in such a delicate moment, establishing itself as a trailblazer at a national level with an initiative that arises from the awareness of how much the increase in daily difficulties can weigh on family budgets, on freedom of movement, on the organization of everyone's life and from the aim of alleviating people's discomfort".

Cannizzaro starts from the belief that "a mayor can do little in the face of a crisis that affects the entire country, but he can still do something". Hence the decision to "intervene concretely to stand alongside citizens, offering immediate and accessible support to all". For eight days, Atam buses will be free for young people, workers, professionals, parents and anyone who needs to travel, without distinction.

The provision also looks beyond the emergency, promoting the use of public transport, reducing the use of private cars and contributing to more sustainable mobility.

An opportunity to transform a difficult phase into an opportunity for collective responsibility. "It is the sign - it is written in the note - of an Administration that chooses to be there because even a temporary intervention can make a difference".

Cannizzaro expressed pride in the fact that Reggio "is the first Italian municipality to implement such a measure", underlining "the value of an initiative that places people at the center and translates institutional responsibility into concrete help to the Reggio community".