Overview
- The Emilia-Romagna TAR annulled Bologna’s detailed traffic plan and the ordinances that imposed 30 km/h across wide urban areas, effectively restoring 50 km/h on roughly 70% of city streets.
- The case arose from a taxi drivers’ challenge supported by Fratelli d’Italia, with the court citing overly generic motivations and an unlawful generalization of the lower limit.
- The ruling addresses legality and proportionality rather than safety outcomes, and it allows the municipality to reissue measures if backed by specific street-level reasoning.
- Mayor Matteo Lepore said the city will not appeal and will draft a new ordinance with street-by-street justifications, with no fines on the annulled stretches and existing historic-center and prior zone-30 areas remaining in force.
- Center-right leaders welcomed the decision, and opponents signaled plans to file complaints with the Court of Auditors over alleged waste tied to the scrapped scheme.