Citizen Appeals
Vehicular Restriction To
Constitutional Court
In typical Costa Rican
fashion, a "recurso
amparo" (appeal) has
been made against the
expanded vehicular
restriction of San José.
A Costa Rican identified
only by his last names,
Leando Ulloa, made the
appeal to the
Constitutional court.
Ulloa, in his appeal,
says that the government
directive that
established the expanded
boundaries infringe on
the right of free
transit and causes
delays on his getting to
work on time.
The man who is a vendor
says in his filing that
he cannot visit half of
his clients when he
needs to, a situation
that affects him
economicaly and places
his job at risk.
The claim continues in
criticizing the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
for not having a plan
developed for a secure
public transportation
system, saying the
government has failed in
developing a concrete
and real public
transportation
alternative that is
secure and efficient.
Ulloa adds that the
government has also
failed to implement a
work hour shift for
public and private
institutions and that
the current measure has
been implemented without
carrying out an analysis
that it will in fact
reduce gasoline
consumption, one of the
main points of the
government's plan for
action.
While waiting for the
Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
to hear the appeal, the
restrictions continue
and today applies to all
vehicles with the last
digit of the license
plate ending in 1 an 2.
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