INTERNATIONAL PETITION at:http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveflorencefromtunnel/

TAV   ( TGV )   High Speed Train Tunnel: an Imminent Disaster that can be avoided 
 A 8 KM TUNNEL UNDER  FLORENCE, UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE: WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
at:http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveflorencefromtunnel/

Citizens all over the World ,

our Municipal  Government plans to  dig  two  8 kilometer  tunnels under Florence .  Many buildings, even historic ones, hundreds of trees and the  stability of the underground water system will be jeopardized  by the construction of useless and costly tunnels.
Many non invasive options available were simply ignored not for technical but for “political reasons “ (this is our Mayor admitted) .
The preparatory surface works for the temporary stop of high speed  trains at the central station of Florence-Santa  Maria Novella are already causing damages to buildings and houses, with evident cracks and water leaks in foundations that makes mandatory the use of  pumps working 24 hours a day under condominiums, imagine what will happen underground!
A completely wrong project, based on the false premise that `the more expensive´ the better, in utter violation of urbanistic laws, dangerous for the  environment,  with costs out of control,  imposed on the city.
Bids and Contracts were made before knowing whether or not huge problems could be solved and how.
Today a `ballet´ of contradictory declarations by our Mayor and administrators as to where to put the station and set tracks that will bear no trains is still going on, ignoring citizens or even  ridiculing them taking advantage of the general lack of information.
Citizens who have been fighting for years against the dangerous “TUNNEL UNDER FLORENCE, UNESCO WORL HERITAGE”  invite you to mobilize in this crucial moment.
Rally together, Florence  needs your help!
After our unforgettable Mud Angels (Flood 1966 ), Florence needs once again your URGENT aid to save its cultural heritage. Remember, FLORENCE belongs to the WORLD!!

If You want to help
·    send this information to all  your contacts abroad ;
·    write this  message to  Florence’s  Mayor  Matteo Renzi   ( sindaco@comune.fi.it ) 

Mr. Renzi
Please, don’t dig  holes  under Florence ! There are fast and non invasive alternative plans for High Speed trains .
OVERGROUND TRAINS  coast less and don’t destroy a world class city .
SAVE FLORENCE !
Don’t let tunnels ruin  its  heritage !

Thank You  very much
Citizens of Florence against the railway tunnel
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