Stopping for vehicle flow in downtown Pristina, citizens welcome and businesses complain

According to kebabtore owner “Sculeta”, Skender Raifi, Pristina municipality's decision to stop driving cars in the centre of the capital has damaged his business because there are fewer traffic vehicles.

Whenever, our business has been damaged... ..you've never made them stop KEK better. ...Business greatly influenced has dropped by half “, he said.

And the same idea is that the owner of the textile business, “Coton”, Naim Ramadzic, under which there is no flow of cars on “Agim Ramadani”, has very much influenced his business.

I was just going to tell you that business has been negatively affected, as you see, the car itself isn't, there's no circulation, the tradition of Albanians and you know it's coming to the car club, and that's what's been going on, and that's what's been going on.

The late decision considered Muzafer Luma, resident of Pristina's “Dagnia”, under which the move has now affected relatively well in the environment but has expressed its concern for businesses operating on roads that are designated as restricted areas for driving cars.

I think this is a relatively good act, but temporary action because environmental protection requires a longer time of strategy that has taken place before 20 years to start preparing such a thing, but yet of the two major evils that is smaller for us, but should be detailed that there are businesses that function, there are different needs”, he said.

In addition, Pristina municipality spokesman Adonis Tahiri for Kosova Prees has declared that the Pristina municipality's decision could not harm businesses, as all parking lots have been open to citizens.

All parking lots in Pristina have been opened except the parking lot at the “Rexhep Luci” which is in the heart of Pristina so within the first zone and has not been able to cause damage to businesses because all that clientl could walk there that from every corner of the first zone is achieved very quickly in the next corner of”, Tahir said.

According to Tahiri, the plan that the municipality has undertaken to reduce air pollution in the capital has gone well, as they have come to terms with understanding by citizens.

Tahiri made it known that this decision will be valid until making another decision, depending on the effects these measures have shown on environmental protection.

That the municipality's decision to stop driving is positively affecting the environment as well, but even in communication, the citizen of Astrit White said it.

He has suggested that such measures should be taken only during winter when there is greater environmental pollution.

I appreciate both positive... in communications and in society, in environment and in all... Usually only when it is more clean like the environment when it is most polluted - during the winter time of”, he said.

Even Blerim Selmani does not drive cars into downtown Pristina sees it as good action that is creating facilities in communications.

It is a fairly fair decision, not only in this city but it must be made in the entire city of Kosovo ... Well, it's not a very fair decision ... big spaces even, very big facilities”, he said.

The calm situation along Pristina's open streets via telephone has confirmed the regional traffic commander for Pristina, Milaim Feyzullahu, who said that during today's traffic is calmer and all is going smoothly.

We've had more heavy traffic today because they haven't had enough information for citizens, so today it's a much calmer day, traffic flow is normal, we're co-operating with municipal assembly inspectors, it's positioned at six traffic officials, as well as municipal assembly inspectors, we can say that there's no problem so far, we have no citizens' reactions” Commander Fysullah said.

According to Feyzullahu as long as the Pristina municipality decision remains in force, Kosovo police will be in charge of its task.

Otherwise, the KosovaPress team at noon today was at the restricted vehicle range at the Boulevard “Biinton” and at the “Agim Ramadani” route, there was no such sighting of a large vehicle tow, until Kosovo Police and Pristina Inspectorate were released today, which allowed only buses, taxis and official vehicles to circulate.

Otherwise, the decision to stop vehicles within downtown Pristina between 0600 and 10:00 p.m. has been made by the Pristina Community and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and the parameters to be implemented until the next decision, without a certain period of time.

The restricted automotive area included roads:

1. “Bill Clinton” from the intersection of the “dance Gjilani” and “Bekim Fehmiu”, by September “Bill Clinton”; 2. “Nation Witnesses” from the flag roll! 3. “Agim Ramadani” from the dormitories intersection; 4. The “Edmond Floja” street at Hall “1 October, 5; 5 The “Ir Konushevci” road, from the entrance to the Podujevo direction; 6 entrance from the neighborhood's rotation “Arberia” on the streets “U n CK” and “Fehmi Agani”

And the vehicles allowed within the city of Pristina from 0600 to 22:00 are public transport, emergency vehicles, Kosovo Police, diplomatic missions, KSK, KFOR, EULEX, Inspector Directorate vehicles, licensed taxis, and vehicles carrying persons with special skills that are equipped with identification marks. /B. Ibishi/