fake Greta Thunberg and Joe Biden ride for soft mobility in the Basque Country

By Laurent Vignasse
Posted on 04/22/2021 at 3:26 p.m.
Updated 04/22/2021 at 4:13 p.m.

The Bizi and Txirrind’Ola associations organized an action, this Thursday, April 22, on the Butte-aux-Cailles roundabout in Anglet. Objective: maintain the balance of power to develop soft mobility

Three activists from the Bizi and Txirrind’Ola associations, wearing masks bearing the image of Greta Thunberg, climate activist, Joe Biden, President of the United States, and Jean-François Irrigoyen, Mayor of Saint-Jean de Luz and President of the mobility union, circled around the Butte-aux-Cailles roundabout by bicycle.

Launch of the Mobility Plan

In the middle of the morning, the two collectives wanted to mark the spirits while on this Thursday, April 22, 51st International Earth Day, the American president is organizing a world climate summit. It is also the day of the launch of the public inquiry into the Mobility plan Basque Country Adour to be held until May 27.

Bizi and Txirrind’Ola also congratulated themselves on “more and more stage victories over the past three years, by establishing a permanent dynamic of action and mobilization”. Among these successes, the establishment of two bidirectional tracks linking the hospital district and the ZUP to downtown Bayonne. But also, the commitment of the president of the mobility union Jean-François Irigoyen to plead in favor of the creation of a cycle path, along the boulevard du BAB.

Legal action against the City of Biarritz

“The idea is to create a balance of power to put the theme of soft mobility at the center of the decision-makers’ agenda,” explains Bizi co-founder Txetx Etcheverry. Bizi has also accelerated with an appeal to the courts against the town hall of Biarritz on the file of the avenues Kennedy and Lake Marion cycle paths. This would not have complied with Article L228-2 of the Environmental Code, which obliges mayors to take advantage of the renovation to create a cycle path.

During the last municipal council, Maider Arosteguy made a commitment to create tracks. “From now on, we will be ready to put before the courts all those who do not respect the article”, continues Txetx Etcheverry who asks the prefect to make himself respect the law.

–