The Green Party’s protest against the mall’s opening was so low-key it was barely noticed. Holding up two banners saying: “STOP the illegalities” and “Promises will not solve the traffic problem”, a number protesters stood opposite the mall during its opening and handed out leaflets on the environmental impact the new building will have on the area. “The Engomi area cannot handle the traffic shock and the congestion it will suffer will be worse than the one created in Strovolos Municipality and the new Nicosia General Hospital area,” read the flier, referring to the traffic chaos created by the construction of the Mall of Cyprus near the new hospital. “The Green Party is expressing its intense concern and opposition over the positioning of such huge trade developments in lived-in areas, which create undoubtedly serious consequences on the residents’ quality of life,” it added.
Saturday 15 December 2007
Traffic chaos created by the construction of the Malls
The Green Party’s protest against the mall’s opening was so low-key it was barely noticed. Holding up two banners saying: “STOP the illegalities” and “Promises will not solve the traffic problem”, a number protesters stood opposite the mall during its opening and handed out leaflets on the environmental impact the new building will have on the area. “The Engomi area cannot handle the traffic shock and the congestion it will suffer will be worse than the one created in Strovolos Municipality and the new Nicosia General Hospital area,” read the flier, referring to the traffic chaos created by the construction of the Mall of Cyprus near the new hospital. “The Green Party is expressing its intense concern and opposition over the positioning of such huge trade developments in lived-in areas, which create undoubtedly serious consequences on the residents’ quality of life,” it added.
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