Russia (bbabo.net), - When improving cities, one should be guided not by the taste of officials, but by the opinion of architects, designers and residents. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko at the final press conference, answering a question from Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
"One must, first, love your city. Second, do not rely on your taste, but invite specialists who understand this area - designers, architects, etc. And third, listen to the townspeople. The townspeople definitely love their city," she said. she. "Yes, there are different tastes and approaches, but lurid and rude does not decorate the city. All the time, when I come, I have conversations with the mayors. .. Valentina Matvienko believes that when assessing the effectiveness of governors and mayors, it is worth introducing the column "taste and style." “I understand that this is unrealistic, but I would do it. There is no such line of performance evaluation. But people want to live in a comfortable environment, people want to live comfortably, in beauty. Truth, I'm not saying anything new, "- stated the senator.
The politician recalled that after she was elected governor of St. Petersburg in 2003, all large-format advertisements were removed from the city center, and bus stops were replaced with the involvement of business. The landscaping and landscaping committee was also revived, and people stopped picking flowers from the flower beds, although not immediately.
Matvienko drew attention to the fact that the Federation Council has taken on the subject of several cities, so that there are samples for others. “That is why I have been studying Kislovodsk for seven years, because we must develop domestic tourism,” the speaker of the Federation Council explained. bar, and "improvement", whatever ". Another example is Taganrog, where the tram network will be completely renewed in 2023. “If you are the mayor, if you are the governor, you are responsible for everything, including the beauty and comfort of the environment in which people live,” the Federation Council speaker is sure.
During her conversation with reporters, Valentina Matvienko also spoke about the chamber's plans for the spring session. Among them is a bill on the introduction of QR codes in public places. “I believe that we did absolutely right, that they sent him once again for approval to the subjects of the Federation, to the Federation Council, to public, non-governmental organizations,” said the Speaker of the Federation Council. According to the politician, the law should be discussed and adopted as openly as possible. “This is the case when the opinion of citizens should be, in my opinion, decisive,” she stressed.
If you are a mayor, if you are a governor, you are responsible for everything, including the beauty and comfort of the environment in which people live
But work on the law on combating domestic violence has been paused so far. Valentina Matvienko explained that the document worked out on the site of the Federation Council divided the public into two irreconcilable camps: some consider the project too soft, others - introducing excessive regulation with interference in the affairs of the family. "We decided to pause it for now, sent it to the Public Chamber, let them discuss it on their site," Matvienko said, adding that in the final version it should become "a law of reconciliation, not a law of schism."
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