ZUG statement following the meeting of Luxembourg-City’s municipal council of 15 November 2021
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ZUG thanks everyone at the municipal council meeting for giving new energy to the subjectof pedestrian safety.
We take this opportunity to reiterate the primary goal of ZUG’s Safe Crossing project:protecting pedestrians. Safety of the most vulnerable road users cannot be left tointerpretation and compromises.
The project’s data must be interpreted as a chance to fix the problem. As such, we do notwant unnecessary energy to be spent on defending the inadequate status quo. We urgeleaders to take a step back and see the bigger picture. The safety of people is at risk.
We want to make some specific remarks to Mr Goldschmidt’s statements and an appeal for full transparency:
1. The city claims that there exists some agreement or understanding between the City of Luxembourg and the MDDI (now MMTP), providing for what appears to be an exception to the rules of the Code de la Route. However, unless this document is made public, including how the provisions therein supersede the law,...