Pedestrians run out of space in Bucaramanga

While the Mayor's Office allocates resources to hire works and turn Bucaramanga into a “walkable city”, in the streets the pedestrians demand the presence of the municipality and demand effective controls for the clearance and recovery of platforms, parks and squares.

Informal sales continue to grow in number and without any regulation or order in the capital of Santander.In several streets of the center and head reigns chaos.After a characterization, in 2020 it was officially spoken of 1.500 irregular vendors, and currently such an indicator already passes from the 2,000 people.

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The figures show that the migration crisis has also impacted this phenomenon of informality in Bucaramanga.According to the local government, about 18% of street vendors who have censored in 2021 come from Venezuela.

In addition to the amount of sales that operate in public space, pedestrians also have to ‘take out the removal of vehicles that are improperly parking, or worse than they roll on the sidewalks.As if that were not enough, tables, informal workshops, showcases, mannequins, baffles, among other objects that are located in the platforms by formal businesses, also take away space for the passerby.