Portal de Murcia

www.portaldemurcia.com

The Office of the Bicycle open every day in 2014, which will launch the new bike rental system (29/10/2013)

The Department of Environment will manage a budget in 2014 amounted to 14,202,238 euros.

In the section on Urban Green Areas and Lineups, is planned rehabilitation of different gardens in Murcia, as the San Francisco Plane, which will be renovated beds, there will be a special treatment to existing cactus and will be held more plantations.

Also be rehabilitated Malecon ladder, a Cultural Property and dates from 1840.

In order to be used, in addition to rehabilitating the existing steps, be extended by the sides.

Other actions will be the reform of different green areas in some districts, like Los Garres, TorreagÃ¼era, Avileses and La Raya.

It also will create 30 new playgrounds and 20 gerontogimnasia and automate irrigation in 20 gardens.

You will also create four new canine areas in the Chinese Garden, Artillery Barracks, Malecon, and El Palmar.

The Department will maintain its program of replacement of trees in urban and signaling alignments wooded parkland to raise awareness of the woody species in the gardens and also fulfill a didactic function.

In the area of â€‹â€‹Environment, will create four new leisure gardens in districts that will join seven existing and has been a demand from both neighbors as municipal boards.

Also completed the new bylaw Environmental protection against noise and vibration and implement the Action Plan of the noise map.

Another initiative is the development of a project to prevent forest Risk of Majal Blanco Park that will establish how to prevent and act in the event of a possible fire in the area.

Also be consolidated Environmental Studies Center Contraparada as an educational and scientific continuing the extensive program of environmental awareness activities with schools both as users in general.

With respect to the Office of the bicycle, one of the most important projects is the implementation of the new loan system Murcia Public Bikes "MUyBICI".

In total there will be 40 Benches loan in the street with a total of 264 bicycles available to subscribers.

This system will be flexible, comfortable and high rotation and will be available 24 hours a day.

The Office of the bicycle, given the high demand for information and services requested by users in the last month, will extend its opening hours Public Attention.

Starting next year will be open daily from 9 to 19 hours, when previously only open from Monday to Friday in the morning.

On weekends, the citizen service will be held at the Tourist Office will soon open on Avenida Juan Carlos I.

In addition, tables will be set Citizenship for the opinions of bicycle users.

Another innovation is the creation of a new Local Security Plan for bicycle theft prevention consisting of the implementation of the National Bike Registry, while there will be a plan for Modernization, Improvement and Extension Network Closed Cycle improving security in them.

The new enclosed bicycle parking in Artillery Barracks, bus station, Plaza Circular, Puertas de Castilla and Bacons Bridge.

In addition we will continue working with local police and National Police.

Also of note is the launch of new bike lanes as which will link Murcia and Bacons Bridge (which is highly demanded) and bike paths connecting the river, which already has the approval of the Segura basin .

Moreover, given the increase in kilometers of cycling trails in recent years, it is necessary to create a contract for maintenance of bike lanes.

The implementation of Murcia Area Plan 30 will take place next year with the speed limitation of movement in the city center streets of Murcia at 30 Km / h.

This will improve road safety and protect cyclists and pedestrians in those areas open to traffic.

In 2014 will be launched as well, the program 'Bike to work' to promote the use of bicycles for work with plans and agreements with companies and local authorities.

This will provide some bonus plans, bonuses, discounts and gifts and infrastructure will be provided in the work areas.

Regarding the Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change was established in 2014 different lines of action:

- Action Plan for Sustainable Energy: Over the next year the Department will prepare a feasibility study for the production of a public building near-zero energy consumption.

Likewise, review and update the Plan for Sustainable Energy Savings Township with a complete inventory of municipal energy consumption.

It also will launch a car sharing system among workers in the industrial West, Citmusa, Mercamurcia and West Park.

This will create an online tool through which they can find fellow traveler and thus save on costs and reduce CO2 emissions

As for the Green Homes program the main novelty is that in 2014 will help families at risk of social exclusion to implement a plan for saving water and energy in their homes.

Also relaunch the distinctive Green Trade energy optimization.

- Electric mobility: In 2014 we will continue anchoring the network of electric chargers in Murcia, while they establish an agreement with car parks and enterprises to deploy the infrastructure required for the deployment of electric vehicles and ensure their continued use.

- Smart City: It will continue the Smart Spaces project that integral saves 20% savings in six municipal buildings using information technologies and communication.

- Biomass Project-Murcia: During 2014 is going to carry out a proposed biomass energy use.

Thus, used prunings of parks and gardens for use as fuel in biomass boilers in municipal facilities, and consider replacing oil boilers for biomass boilers, as clean and economical fuel.

In addition, prepare a detailed study of the use of biomass for heat

- Energy certification: More than 500 municipal buildings affected by the RD 235/2013 Certification of Energy Efficiency in buildings will be studied to issue a report on the measures to be implemented to make it more efficient and improve their energy rating.

The Department in figures

Importantly, the figures reached by the Department of Environment in recent years as they have exceeded all expectations both existing infrastructure and users in the various projects implemented.

Most representative figures are as follows:

Schools Green Schools: 23

School Gardens Schools: 16

Number of students participating in activities of environmental education: 18,396

No. of participants in activities Majal white: 4,272

Participating in volunteer activities: 39

Forest Parks: 47 pcs.

with 2,677 '6 It

Leisure Gardens: 68 pcs.

with 8,697 m2

Parkland surfaces: 3.456.597m2

Gardens No.: 1,025