Rome mayor to present new green traffic zone shortly

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 18 - Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Thursday his administration would soon be announcing the restructuring of the Fascia Verde (Green Zone) restricted traffic area in order to keep the city within legally binding parameters for air pollution.
    "We must act now, it is not a matter of political discretion," Gualtieri told a forum on the public administration underway in the capital, adding that respecting PM10 and NO2 limits is an "obligation".
    "We are considering derogation mechanisms, mechanisms involving mileage, (the idea is) not to completely block circulation but to limit it, as is the case in Milan," said the mayor.
    The 'new' green restricted traffic zone will be "a balanced plan that will reduce pollution without imposing too heavy a burden on those who cannot afford to sustain it," he said. (ANSA).