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August 31, 2020 The go-ahead for the public transport "Guidelines" of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport arrived in the evening with the organizational measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 and the methods of informing users on public transport .

The text received the unanimous positive opinion of the Regions, Municipalities and Provinces.

This is confirmed by the Ministry of Transport, which explains that some innovations are thus introduced to increase the capacity of public transport in safe conditions, to favor the orderly resumption of school, economic and cultural activity in the country.

The differentiation and extension of the opening hours of offices, shops, public services and schools of all levels, explained by MIT, "is important for modulating the mobility of workers and consequently preventing the risks of aggregation connected to mobility of citizens. It is recommended, whenever possible, to encourage sustainable mobility (bicycles, e-bikes, etc.) ".

Furthermore, in order to increase the journeys of means of transport, especially during peak hours, cars for use by third parties can also be allocated to scheduled services for the transport of people through simplified procedures for the assignment of services.

In the Budget Law, the Government provides for the allocation of 200 million for the Regions and 150 million for the Municipalities and Provinces for the additional transport services considered essential for the start of the school year.

The resources already foreseen for the lost revenues of the Tpl companies can in fact also be used for additional services.

80% of the seats can be occupied on the buses, but the capacity can reach 100% in the case of school transport for a distance of less than 15 minutes.

The extraordinary session of the Unified Conference convened by the Minister for Regional Affairs Francesco Boccia on local public transport began in the late afternoon today.

Also present was the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli.

In connection with the ministers of health and education, Roberto Speranza and Lucia Azzolina.

For the Regions the president of Molise Donato Toma, the vice-president of Campania Fulvio Bonavitacola, the regional councilors for transport, and the presidents of Anci and Upi Antonio Decaro and Michele De Pascale.

"The desire to do good for our children has overcome controversy and obstacles and allowed us to achieve a fundamental goal: to allow all students to get to school and do it safely . When all the subjects who have responsibility on these issues undertake jointly, the problems are resolved. The unified conference therefore ends in a positive way and it is a source of profound satisfaction for me. Also because I have always been convinced of the possibility of a profitable conclusion ".

Thus the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Francesco Boccia, at the end of the Unified Conference.