“Despite the difficulties in obtaining the accounting data of the TransFensch company and the necessary information from Smitu, our project is now finalized and costed. ” This counter-project, signed by France Insoumise (FI) Nord Moselle, is advancing as a possible alternative to the new network of city buses in Nord Moselle managed by the Syndicat Mixte des Transports Urbains Thionville Fensch, the source of the hiccups at the start of the 2020 school year. And at the very least , as a working basis for “a real debate”. “It is not a question of destroying everything of the acquis, pleads the IF, but of responding to the real needs of the population. “
As a reminder, on February 22, users will discover the new version of the network, revised after numerous protests from the field.
Spokesperson for the FI group, Vincent Schweitzer and Jean-Luc Pierré unroll in a few points the fruit of the collective’s reflection. First, instill “more democracy in Smitu, put an end to the arrangements and redefine its statutes”. Second, to put an end to the delegation of public service, to set up a control, without participation of the private one. Third, better serve the territory, mainly the Val de Fensch, but also Guénange and the axis going up to the Luxembourg border, via Hettange-Grande. Then favor the bus and no longer the car, by separating the operation of services in urban and rural areas (on-demand bus with fixed slots), and by making it more ecological. And finally, make school transport safer.
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Free term
The intentions are there. Make way for reality, especially on funding. The working group imagines an increase in transport payments, funds supplied by companies. An increase backed by a fairer distribution of the financial contributions of the municipalities, either according to the number of inhabitants, or according to the number of fiscal households. And ultimately, free access for all users (by saving on the non-construction of future bridges and on the end of the ticket office). A vision radically opposed to that of the current assembly.
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