The Organization of Passengers of the Metropolitan Area (OPAMA), upon learning of the appointment of Guido Benza, as the new Vice Minister of Public Transport, demands that the work tables, meetings and joint projects that are being developed with the institution be maintained.
The main requirement is the inclusion of a representative of the passenger organization in the Ad hoc Council that regulates electronic ticketing.
“We are tired of the excess of passengers by buses, of the excess of waiting at the stops and of the excess of non-compliance with local and international regulations. As passengers we demand more frequency of the service, less travel time, greater transparency, greater control over the quality of the service, and greater accessibility”, he maintains. OPAMA.
The users and the users precisely in their last citizen assembly approved the priorities to demand from the new government. Between them they ask for a reorganization of the lines, moving to a branch and trunk system with free transferwith adequate frequency, with central and participatory planning based on the needs of the users.
From Opama they ask as well as road infrastructure works that put public transport firstsuch as exclusive lanes, comfortable and safe stops, and investment in new buses and other means of public transport as a state priority.
In addition to Transversal transparency to the entire public transport systemfrom the details of the concessions to the operating companies to the real-time positioning of the groups, so that citizens can serve as controllers of the service.
request a strong regulatory body that can really exercise due control over the operating companies, with citizen participation within the regulatory entities to avoid their capture. In addition to facilitating the claim to the authorities for non-compliance and expediting the process of satisfying these claims.
And finally they ask facilitate access to the student ticket for students at all educational levels, provide accessibility for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, and decent transportation for older people.
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