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Alicia Morales said that the proposal "is in line with the concept of town you stand for , recovering public spaces for citizens, pacifying traffic and giving a leading role to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport"

NOW MURCIA has submitted a proposal for semipeatonalización of Alfonso X the "realistic, viable, inexpensive and almost immediate implementation" Sage Avenue today, in line with the concept of town that defends the municipal formation "recovering public spaces for citizens , pacifying traffic and giving a leading role to public transport, cyclists and, above all, pedestrians ", as explained in a press conference Councilwoman Alicia Morales.

Now Murcia take the next Parliament a motion for its concrete proposal is contemplated, but above all, "to the question of the pedestrianization of Alfonso X be addressed seriously, because it is an idea that has long been on the table but which has never made ".

The project was carried out by the architect and urban planner Felipe Iracheta, who explained that "have taken into account the representations made by neighbors, merchants and other groups to previous projects."

The proposal is that the central boulevard becomes a rolled track, one-way Circular Plaza Santo Domingo, with a bike lane on each side and peatonalizando side.

the existing trees would remain and a new row of smaller trees which are currently existing sidewalks, while the grade would be unified, ie would, there would be a more or less homogeneous pavement, divided by colors for areas motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles.

The architect explained that the traffic would basically "the neighbors who access their parking and public transport and loading and unloading," because when completely eliminated the parking spaces on the street, would diminish greatly as traffic, "for almost all vehicles access to search for a parking space."

To Iracheta this would pose no problem, "since there are five car parks in the area," but remember it is also necessary to take into account the existence of free park and ride.

The developer notes that this project "road traffic crossing Alfonso X from Gutierrez Mellado Jaime I would remain, but suprimiríamos the right turn towards the Round" and notes that "it is contemplated that the electrical system is on the pavement to avoid overhead power lines. "

Also it states that "it would be a good time to take advantage and bury containers" and suggests that for pavement design could make "a drawing competition among students of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture".

"This is an idea to be developed, if so decided, as a building project by the municipal officers, in addition to previously reach consensus with neighbors, merchants and other groups. It is a starting point," insists Iracheta.

In his opinion, "the absolute peatonalización on this street, at the moment, is not viable, since there are easements to traffic caused by public buildings and parking and crossing Jaime Gutiérrez Mellado and I. We therefore propose the semipeatonalización ".

The architect has indicated that, in addition, "one of the things that are achieved with the project is that the terraces of the hotel are with local, rather than the waiters have to cross the road, which poses a danger" .

In addition, he stressed that "can be executed in phases, depending on the economic or functional availability becomes available."

The spokesman Now Murcia, Alicia Morales, stressed that the proposal "is in line with other Spanish and foreign cities" and has named specific cases with very similar performances as the Gran Via de Bilbao and the Alameda de Hercules in Seville .

"We are committed to build more sustainable, more livable and that mobility is a right for all municipalities in which the protagonist is the citizen-pedestrian, and where there is a harmonious coexistence between pedestrians and vehicles, prioritizing public transport municipalities . We think the city has to begin to transform ya, and there you go taking steps in that direction. it's time to start generating an awareness of another model city ".

Source: Ahora Murcia