Low-rise houses in whole streets in Attard are being demolished turning the locality into a concrete jungle, Alternattiva Demokratika warned on Saturday.

Attard is choked with traffic and unbridled construction, AD chairman Carmel Cacopardo told a news conference, blaming especially the rationalisation scheme approved in 2006.

The massive increase in building density is also leading to a large increase in cars in a small area and consequently an increase in traffic and the degradation of air quality.

In the past week, AD submitted its views during the public consultation exercise for the cycling strategy but claimed that Transport Malta is "not keen or helpful" when it comes to this kind of transport.

Attard is situated in an area of Malta in which travel from one locality to another on foot or by bicycle is rather easy. 

Reducing the maximum speed in residential areas to 30 kilometres per hour, as well as investment in widespread infrastructure to encourage the use of bicycles would help cushion the problem, he said. 



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