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It will take place on Saturday March 16, with a route of 8 kilometers that will start at the Malecón and will end at the Plaza de la Universidad, using the cycling infrastructures built by the City Council in recent months, which have been honored at the Bikefriendly Awards

Since 2015, a network of 21.5 km of cycle lanes has been created, mostly segregated, within the Murcia transformer project as a sustainable city, which is completed with another 15.8 km in execution and 6.7 km in drafting

Antonio Navarro: 'It is a magnificent opportunity to enjoy a walk through the heart of the city with the new cycling infrastructure that we have put in place and, at the same time, contribute with a solidary purpose'

The councilors of the City of Murcia Conchita Ruiz, Antonio Navarro and Felipe Coello, together with the President of the Food Bank, Bonifacio Fernández Núñez, accompanied by the vice president and secretary of the entity, José María Gavilán Ríos and José López Cerdán, respectively, presented today the solidary cycling tour through the network of cycle paths in the center of Murcia that will take place on Saturday, March 16, whose benefits will be used to finance the work of this non-profit association.

It is an opportunity to participate in a 'joyful and healthy activity, which will take place in a familiar and relaxed atmosphere', explained Councilor for Social Rights and Development Cooperation, Conchita Ruiz, who encourages Murcia to 'turn around with an initiative solidarity that will take advantage of the new cycling infrastructure that we have launched '.

"We encourage all citizens to participate in this trip, as this way you can help Banco de Alimentos in the solidarity work done with people in need, breaking and overcoming many barriers," added the councilor of Sports and Health , Felipe Coello.

Double recognition at the Bikefriendly Awards

The councilor for Urban Planning, Environment, Water and Vegetable Garden, Antonio Navarro, stressed that "this itinerary is a sample of the new infrastructure that we have launched in recent years within the strategy for the promotion of cycling in Murcia."

A performance that has been distinguished in two categories by the Bikefriendly Awards, driven by the Network of Cities for the Bicycle.

On the one hand, with the 'Sprinter' second prize, which recognizes the merit of the effort carried out during the last two years to develop and implement measures to promote the use of the bike;

on the other, with the third place in the category that rewards the design and implementation of infrastructures and / or services necessary to ensure cycling through the city in a fast, safe, comfortable, coherent and intuitive manner.

The decided commitment of the City Council to promote the use of this means of transport in the city has been carried out working in three fundamental areas: participation;

training and education;

and development of bicycle infrastructures.

Regarding this last aspect, Navarro stressed 'what better way to symbolize the completion of these platforms reserved for bicycles that connect in the center of the city than to do it with a social initiative, neighborhood and deep sense of solidarity'.

Cycling platforms, parking and education

This transformative project of Murcia as a sustainable city has had some significant milestones, among them:

· Construction of bike lanes: 44,111 meters

or 21,517 meters finished.

Bike lane of the river urban helmet;

Avda. Reino de Murcia, Miguel Induráin and Los Dolores;

Manterola walkway to Plaza Circula and from Plaza Díez de Revenga to Avenida de los Pinos;

and bike lane in the vicinity of the historic center of Murcia.

o 15,823 meters in execution: bike lane from Plaza Circular to FICA;

connections with Avenidas Juan Carlos I, Juan de Borbón and Abenarabi;

Avda. Rector Loustau, Bishop Frutos and Ronda Garay;

Ronda Sur and connection with Avda. Pío Baroja;

and Costera Sur greenway.

or 6.771 meters in writing: Avenida Floridablanca, Alameda de Colón, Princesa Street, Puente Nuevo and connections Jorge Palacios Avenue, Paseo de Garay, Paseo Teniente Flomesta, San Francisco map and connections;

San Francisco map, Huerto Pomares street, Olma street and connections

· The creation of a parking network with 5,852 seats (5,488 forks, 340 for 17 closed bike racks and 24 seats in a smart car park).

· Training, education and promotion actions carried out in 2018:

or 8 monthly workshops in gardens in which 145 people participated.

or 44 workshops in primary schools (5th and 6th grades) with an attendance of 1,221 students.

o 17 talks on road safety education and promotion of the use of bicycles in secondary education, with an attendance of 1,270 students.

or 8 bicycle routes through the Huerta de Murcia Moonbike, with an approximate attendance of 800 people.

With this, Murcia has 123 kilometers of cycle paths in the municipality.

Of these, 76.95 km correspond to a segregated bike lane;

12.55 Km on the sidewalk;

6.81 km of cycle paths and 26.77 friendly roads through the orchard.

The bicycle rental system also offers better data in 2018, when it registered 4,119 users, compared to 3,866 the previous year.

A solidary walk of 8 km

The route will take place on Saturday, March 16, starting at 11 am, leaving at the San Francisco Plane and arriving at the University Square, after completing an itinerary along 8 kilometers of bike lanes built in the last years.

Registration can be made at www.cronomur.es, with a fee of € 5 for adults and € 2 for boys and girls.

The route will be: Plano de S. Francisco, Veronicas, San Pedro, San Nicolás, Santa Teresa, Burruezo, Condestable, Avda. Libertad, Díez de Revenga Square, Mar Menor, Avda. De los Pinos, Juan Carlos I, Avda. Reino from Murcia, Plaza de los Cubos, return by the bike lane opposite Juan Carlos I, Circular Square, Ronda de Levante, Plaza Juan XXIII, Rector José Lostau and Plaza de la Universidad.

The solidary cycling tour also has the sponsorship of El Corte Inglés, CaixaBank, the Official Association of Pharmacists of the Region of Murcia, Marín Motejano, Publiser, Vidal, Dialprix, Iinnova, Hero and Oficina de la Bicicleta.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia