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1 | Residents of Tbilisi, Georgia Are Out to Reclaim the Sidewalks From Selfish Drivers | Mponin'i Tbilisi, Zeorzia : Mivoaka Mitaky Ny Sisin-dàlana Amin'ireo Mpamily Tia Tena |
2 | Cars frequently infringe on pavement space in Tbilisi, Georgia. | Fiara manitsakitsaka matetika ny làlan'ny mpandeha an-tongotra ao Tbilisi, Zeorzia. |
3 | Photo from the Transparency International Georgia blog. | Sary avy amin'ny bilaogin'ny “Transparency International Georgia”. |
4 | Residents of the Georgian capital Tbilisi have been waging an online campaign to rid their sidewalks of cars, in response to worsening pedestrian conditions in the city. | Nanao fanentanana tety anaty aterineto ireo mponina ao Tbilisi, renivohitra Zeorziana, mba hanesorana ireo fiara amin'ny sisin-dàlan-dry zareo, ho setrin'ny toe-draharaha manahirana manjo ny mpandeha an-tongotra ao an-tanàna. |
5 | In a recent blog-post, Transparency International Georgia summed up the problem in the city thus: | Vao haingana, tao anaty lahatsoratra iray tanaty bilaogy, nofintinin'ny “Transparency International Georgia” toy izao ny olana tao an-tanàna : |
6 | One will often come across a situation in Tbilisi where it is virtually impossible to walk on the city's sidewalks because of the cars parked there. | Matetika ny olona tsirairay ao Tbilisi no mifanehatra aminà toe-draharaha iray izay azo lazaina ho manakaiky ny tsy fahafahana mampiasa mihitsy ny sisin-dàlana ao an-tànana noho ny fiantsonan'ny fiara eny. |
7 | While this situation makes walking in Tbilisi inconvenient for everyone, it creates particularly difficult problems for the disabled individuals moving in wheelchairs as well as for the people carrying children in strollers. | Raha toa io toe-draharaha io ka mahatonga tsy fahazoana aina ho an'ny tsirairay mivezivezy ao Tbilisi, dia miteraka olana manokana kosa ho an'ireo olona manana tsy fahatomombanana izay mikorisa aminà seza ka hatramin'ireo olona manosika zaza anaty kalesy kely. |
8 | According to Gela Kvashilava, Chairman of the Board of the Georgian NGO ‘Partnership for Road Safety”, who spoke to the author in July of this year, the problem is exacerbated by poor urban planning: | Araka ny lazain'i Gela Kvashilava, Filohan'ny Filankevi-pitantànan'ilay ONG Zeorziana ‘”Partnership for Road Safety” (fiaraha-miombon'antoka hisian'ny fitoniana eny an-dalàm-be), izay niresaka tamin'ny mpanoratra ny volana Jolay tamin'ity taona ity, fa vao mainka hamafisin'ny tsy fahalavorarian'ny faminavinàna ny drafitry ny tanàna ilay toe-draharaha: |
9 | One fundamental issue in Georgia is planning. | Olana iray goavana ao Zeorzia ny resaka drafitra. |
10 | Even new cities in Georgia are planned around cars. | Na ny faminavinàna tanàna vaovao ao Zeorzia aza dia mihodinkodina amin'ny resaka fiara. |
11 | We have few green spaces, an underdeveloped public transport system and no cycle lanes. | Zara raha mànana kianja maitso isika, rafitra fitateram-bahoaka tsizarizary ary tsy misy faritra natao ho an'ny kodiaran-droa. |
12 | Parking in Tbilisi is currently managed by a private company, C.T. Park, which is contracted by the municipal government to implement article 37 of the Georgian Law on Road Traffic and issue fines to offenders. | C.T. Park, orinasa iray tsy miankina, no mitantana ny toeram-piantsonana ao Tbilisi ankehitriny, izay nifanaraka tamin'ny governemanta monisipaly fa hampihatra ny artikla 37 amin'ny Lalànan'ny Fifamoivoizana ao Zeorzia ary hamoaka sazy ho an'ireo mandika lalàna. |
13 | According to the law, parking is prohibited on sidewalks except where there are parking signs and appropriate white markings. | Araka ny voalazan'ny lalàna, voaràra ny fiantsonana eny amin'ny sisin-dàlana ho an'ny mpandeha an-tongotra raha tsy efa faritra natao ho amin'izany na misy loko fotsiy manamarika sy mifanaraka amin'izany mazava tsara. |
14 | However, several Facebook groups set up to tackle the issue have posted pictures of clear violations of these regulations. | Kanefa, marobe ireo vondrona Facebook napetraka hiresahana io olana io no nampakatra saripika mampiseho ireo fanitsakitsahana mibaribary an'ireny fepetra ireny. |
15 | A picture posted recently on one such group, Gaitsanit Samartskhvino Mdzgholebi (‘Introducing Shameless Drivers'), shows a car parked in the middle of a sidewalk, inviting the following exchange: | Sary iray vao haingana no nakarin'ny vondrona iray tahaka izany, Gaitsanit Samartskhvino Mdzgholebi (‘Fanoloroana ireo Mpamily Lany Henatra'), no mampiseho fiara iray miantsona eo afovoan'ny sisin-dàlana natao ho an'ny mpandeha an-tongotra, nahatonga ireto fifanakalozan-dresaka manaraka ireto : |
16 | Batoni Kacho: | Batoni Kacho: |
17 | If you can't park on the road and can't park on the pavement, where are you supposed to take [your car]? | Raha tsy afaka manajanona ny fiaranao eny an'arabe ianao ary tsy afaka mametraka azy koa eo amin'ny sisin-dàlana, aiza no heverina fa hitondrànao [ny fiaranao]? |
18 | Introducing Shameless Drivers: | Introducing Shameless Drivers: |
19 | Batoni Kacho, go round the block a few times and look, or stop a bit further away, [though] everyone's too lazy to walk, and if you're rushed, leave [the house] a bit earlier…If there isn't an empty space approximately 5 metres from the final destination, then people think there's no space and we can park the car wherever we want. | Batoni Kacho, mba mihodina kely aloha ary mijery, na any lavidavitra kokoa no mijanona, [eny e] kamo handeha an-tongotra ny maro.ary raha maika ianao, miainga alohaloha kokoa [any an-trano]… Raha tsy misy toerana malalaka eo amin'ny 5 metatra manodidina ny toerana halehanao farany, dia mba misaina re rey olona hoe tsy misy toerana a, dia mba azontsika ajanona any an-kafa amin'izay tiantsika any ny fiarantsika. |
20 | In the absence of a unified campaign, some Facebook users have taken matters into their own hands, producing stickers to slap on offending vehicles with slogans such as “I've parked my car on the pavement” and this one, which provides the number for C.T. Park and the police, reading: | Satria tsy misy ny fanentanana tsara rafitra sy iraisana, ny sasany amin'ireo mpampiasa Facebook dia naka tamin'ny fombany manokana ireo olana ireo, namokatra soratra fandraikitra hapetraka amin'ireo fiara mandika lalàna nasiana soratra hoe “nametraka ny fiarako teny amin'ny sisin-dàlana ho an'ny mpandeha an-tongotra aho” ary ity iray ity, izay manome ny laharana ho an'ny “C.T. Park” sy ny polisy, mivaky hoe : |
21 | “I'm blocking the way and forcing children, the elderly, people with limited mobility and anyone on foot to have to walk around me!” | “Bahanako ny làlana ka voatery mitady làlana hihodinana ahy ireo ankizy, zokiolona, ireo olona manana tsy fahatomombanana sy ny olona rehetra mandeha an-tongotra mihitsy!” |
22 | There is even a website, Ruli.ge, which is collecting information about serious violations of parking and traffic laws and naming and shaming bad parkers in online articles. | Misy mihitsy aza tranonkala iray, Ruli.ge, izay manao angon-drakitra mikasika ireo fandikàna goavana amin'ny resaka fametrahana fiara sy ny fifamoivoizana ary dia omeny henatra sy tononiny ao anaty lahatsoratra ety anaty aterineto ny anaran'ireo mpametrapekatra fahatany ny fiarany eny rehetra eny. |
23 | The website's leadership confirmed to this author that they do not contact police in connection with the violations. | Amafisin'ny lehibe mpitantana io tranonkala io amin'ny mpanoratra fa momba ireo fanitsakitsahana lalàna dia tsy manaitra/mifandray amin'ny polisy izy ireo. |
24 | So far, there has been no public response from the Mayor of Tbilisi on the issue of illegal parking, despite the fact that the recently-elected incumbent, Davit Narmania, has spoken publically about revising the contract with C.T. Park. | Hatreto, tsy nisy aloha ny valinkafatra avy amin'ny Ben'ny Tànanan'i Tbilisi momba ny olan'ny fiantsonana tsy ara-dalàna, na teo aza ny hoe fanambaràna amapahibemaso nataon'ity vao voafidy tsy ela akory ity, Davit Narmania, momba ny hamerenana mandinika ny fifanarahana tamin'ny C.T. Park. |
25 | Although the city authorities seem to want to ‘park' the issue for now, Tbilisi's frustrated pedestrians clearly do not. | Na dia toy ny mihevitra aza amin'izao fotoana izao ny “hampirina” ny raharaha ireo manampahefana ao an-tanàna, mazava be fa tsy toy izany kosa ireo mpandeha an-tongotra sorena ao Tbilisi. |