Siena awarded at the Urban award for sustainable mobility. Tirelli: “Continue with the Strade di Siena”
The third prize in the context of the Urban Award 2021 for sustainable mobility was awarded this afternoon in Parma to the councilor for tourism of the municipality of Siena, Alberto Tirelli. Siena obtained recognition in the fifth edition of the award organized by Anci to trigger a virtuous competition between cities on sector projects. The municipal administration, in particular, received the award as leader of the aggregation of 32 municipalities and 15 associations of enthusiasts of the territory for Streets of Siena.
“A recognition – underlines the councilor Tirelli – for the work carried out with the Strade di Siena project, a portal that contains marked itineraries, bike friendly accommodation facilities, professional services and interconnection with the train, to discover the landscapes and the Sienese countryside. Project that we have implemented thanks to the fundamental collaboration with the other municipal administrations and with the territory, just think of the one with the Tuscany Wine Tourism Movement, the first network of wineries was born in the area able to offer a series of services designed ad hoc for the reception of the cyclist. The circuit of rigorously selected bike-friendly accommodation facilities is also of great value, capable of responding to every need of those who want to discover the area on their bikes. Guarded storage, equipment for car repairs, area for cleaning the bike, are just some of the services that can be found. Through the project, we follow the accommodation facilities belonging to the circuit: continuous training, verification of requirements and support for their activity “.
After a careful analysis of the applications and a long discussion, the award jury decided to establish the award for the municipal administration of the project, “for the many initiatives in favor of soft mobility and for having created a network of bicycle routes that they interconnect thirty-two Municipalities, but above all for having dedicated time and resources to the training of operators “.
The award ceremony took place during the general assembly of Anci at the Parma Fair. The award was presented by the president of Anci Antonio Decaro, the ambassador of the award Marino Bartoletti and Vittorio Brumotti.
Urban award aims to reward virtuous municipalities and encourage administrations to invest in the future, support projects related to cycling and sustainable mobility. The award aims to analyze the sustainable mobility projects of urban centers: the projects taken into consideration are those in existence or just approved by the municipal administrations that I transport to the initiative.