Recent surveys of noise pollution in the city have given a dramatic result: in all areas the noise levels are well above the thresholds prescribed by law. In recent weeks, therefore, the municipal government has entrusted the task of all'ARPAV "define a plan of reorganization and structural emergency situation" and to draw up a new acoustic classification of the municipality, all at a cost of 60,000 € for bloodless speaker of the City.
is not, unfortunately, of a situation and a certain measure resulting from unforeseen circumstances, but the effects of 10 years of complete neglect by the administration town to the problem of noise pollution, neglect of which now pay the consequences and costs. It dates back, in fact, about 10 years ago, the approval of the "noise floor" citizen who should have been a milestone for the analysis of the phenomenon and at the same time, measures to reduce noise in residential areas near schools, kindergartens and hospitals and provide constant monitoring of verifying the effects of measures taken. When
, June 19, 2001, the plan was approved by the City Council of the opposition center-left did not fail to note how the instrument is not appropriate from the moment it was launched: the measurements of noise were not made in sufficient numbers, in the most noisy and at the times of maximum traffic.
In terms of interventions, the situation turned out to be even worse because, in reality, in order to cover all areas of the city in the noise limits prescribed by law, instead of intervening sounds are working on the zoning, if an area was too noisy than the class, was a way to put it in a class that may provide higher noise! Some schools, for example, instead of in Class I (the one with a lower noise level allowed) that should belong, were included in the IV and the problem is solved! At
a clear mismatch "noise floor" which was limited to photograph the existing program rather than rehabilitation, were added the next 10 years when nothing has been done, the situation is even worse. Not only does the plan was never updated, but the dynamics of traffic and the building in the city have strengthened the noise as, finally, recent investigations have ARPAV certificate.
The noise is greatly increased for all homes that are located along the inner ring and outer PUT and in general for all residences facing high traffic density roads: the Lega come, in fact, did nothing to discourage car use in favor of the public transport and movement of vehicles has significantly increased.
But even worse was a policy of building carried out without attention to the issue of noise pollution, a policy without an overall plan that would take adequate account of the noise problem in identifying areas in which to build new buildings and condominiums providing, for example, a convenient use of public transport for residents of new subdivisions. Thus, in these 10 years has also increased promiscuity among residential and industrial zones and housing continued to rise along roads with heavy traffic: obviously this means that a steadily increasing number of people living in houses or apartments in which the degree of impact is difficult to bear (in addition to pushing the limits of the law). The mitigation measures were not only not provided for in the image of "acoustic piano, launched in 2001, but have not made the slightest.
Increased noise and no action to contain it means an increase of noise pollution: it took 10 years but he's also prudent management. Take action now, however, costs (starting from 60,000 € to be paid all'ARPAV) You could (and should) act very first, when the situation was not so deteriorated, action would have been more simple, more efficient and less expensive. But for our directors was more important than be built anywhere and everywhere.
