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Traffic Councilwoman said "the use of bicycles has experienced a significant increase in Murcia, from 1 to 5%, and car trips are down 10%"

Councillor for Traffic Safety and Civil Protection in the city of Murcia, Lola Sanchez Alarcon said today welcomed the fact that the PSOE to the proposed track cycling trails that is driving the Consistory, with the active participation to join various social groups and associations in the municipality.

"That the PSOE to all organizations and entities that support this initiative of the government team is something we value positively it adds.

There are already 164 kilometers of track cycling trails that are in the municipality, and indeed will create new 20 kilometers of bike lanes segregated to form a network connecting the center with the districts.

Already drafted the project of Avenida Miguel Indurain and continue to work tirelessly to create the rest, "said the head of Sustainable Mobility.

He also said that "the bicycle as a means of transport in the municipality of Murcia has risen from 1% in 2009 to 5% this 2016, experiencing significant growth.

Also, the number of car trips is decreasing in Murcia with a near fall to 10% in the modal split, with respect to the 2009 data. "

An essential part of the progress of the bicycle in Murcia is being produced by the public bicycle system 'MUyBICI', launched in April 2015 and currently generates over 80,000 monthly trips in Murcia and has 7,500 users.

MURCIA BICYCLE LANE project, which has been launched recently, will involve the construction of 20 kilometers of new segregated bike lane to ensure the safety of the cyclist and connect the north-south and east-west axes of the municipality.

These new bike lanes will complement the existing cycling trails.

"We are agreeing the project through this participatory and open process in which we have the views, contributions and proposals from different social and associative of the municipality groups," he said the councilman, who thanked "the PSOE follow closely the developments of this project and recalled that sustainable mobility management has made deserving of the Prize European mobility Week 2015 "Murcia.

Source: PP Murcia