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The Plan proposes the creation of courses at driving schools to raise awareness among drivers about the importance of respecting the movement of cyclists

The director general of Transport and Ports, Carmen Sandoval, accompanied by the mayor of Alhama de Murcia, José Swords, today attended the presentation of the Bicycle Master Plan of Alhama, which proposes the creation of a network of bike paths that connect the center urban setting with the shaft and the environment of West Industrial Park.

Carmen Sandoval said that "the Director of the Bicycle Plan is a basic planning tool that aims to promote cycling in the municipality, through an analysis of the mobility features of the city. The study reveals that 89 percent of the approximately 20,000 inhabitants of Alhama are concentrated in the urban core, so we designed a grid of cycle routes that will cover the main areas of mobility, taking into account the real needs of citizens. "

This plan has been funded by the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, along with the city of Alhama, and proposes the creation of a bicycle hub that will connect well with the 'Health Trails', roads paved garden with a density very low traffic.

In the second phase also poses a bike path that would connect the lines of the avenues of Spain, Admiral and Juan Carlos I. Bastarreche

To encourage cycling and make it an everyday means of transportation, the plan has four specific approaches: infrastructure (roads and cycle tracks signs), parking, participation and training, a line of work arising in the implementation of courses driving schools to raise awareness among drivers about the importance of respecting the movement of cyclists.

The responsible regional recalled that "Alhama already have different points of rental bicycles through BiciAlhama initiative, which has also had funding from the regional government" and stressed the commitment of the City Council to promote this mode of transport "agile economy, which helps reduce traffic density in cities and minimize energy expenditure resulting from the use of private vehicles. "

The longest bicycle lane Spain

Moreover, Sandoval recalled that the Directorate General for Transport and Ports is working on the construction of bike lanes Guadalentín, which cross the region, connecting the towns of Puerto Lumbreras, Lorca, Totana, Alhama de Murcia and booklets, through a cycle route of 60 kilometers, the longest in Spain.

Finally, he stressed that "through this new culture of mobility, which the regional government seeks to reduce polluting emissions to the atmosphere, the reduction of noise pollution, and better use of space to make mobility sustainable and environmentally friendly. "

Source: CARM