Italian cities push ahead with BRT projects despite traffic and tree‑planting concerns

In Bari, municipal officials clarified that trees were removed only where strictly necessary for the new BRT line and pledged extensive compensation, including the planting of 70 new trees near Parco Due Giugno. The city’s Climate and Ecological Transition department outlined a Green and Climate Plan to increase urban greenery per EU nature‑based solutions, aiming to make Bari greener and more livable by 2026.

In Bergamo, the municipal mobility department rejected all traffic‑rerouting proposals put forward by the Fratelli d’Italia minority, citing technical infeasibility and potential congestion. Officials emphasized that the e‑BRT system, slated to start in August, will reduce traffic volumes around the San Giorgio‑Simon cini‑Paleocapa corridor and improve overall mobility, while alternative routes were judged to increase traffic on nearby streets.