The citizen consultation organized by the municipal opposition group this Saturday, May 25, is met with a reaction from an association called AVANCE, which defends bus and tramway users: “We want the second tramway line. Enough with the discussions. The General Interest, the interest of the travelers must prevail over any other consideration. It’s you who take the tram, you who take the bus. The opponents of the tramway never take it. They talk, they talk. They speak for themselves, for their political calculations, they are not interested in travelers, users, clients,” says their public manifesto.
The motivation for this appeal is clear: “The opponents of the second Tramway line, the same ones who opposed the first line but rushed to be in the front row during the inauguration, are multiplying operations to obstruct the realization of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis project.
By mocking the general interest this way, they risk depriving the people of Nice of the public service they need. By organizing a so-called “citizen vote” against the underground, the tramway opponents are not above contradiction since their leader Patrick Allemand voted for the underground at the Metropolitan Council on October 17, 2011.”
A.V.A.N.C.E therefore calls on the people of Nice, the Urban Transport users, Employees, Entrepreneurs, Shopkeepers, and Craftsmen, Trade Unions, and Associations to gather on Friday, May 24 at 6:30 PM in front of Nice Etoile (avenue Jean Médecin) to calmly but with determination, demand the rapid completion of the second tramway line as per the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis project. This call to demonstrate has also been relayed by the Les Amis du Maire association.
It should be crowded in the late afternoon on avenue Jean Médecin!
