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The managing director of the Public Transport in the Region of Murcia (EFA), Jose Guillen, reported today that those responsible for the consortia and public transportation agencies in the Region have become the first "table Consortia and sole authority Transport 'in Spain after the meeting held this week at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Works and Planning.

One of the main objectives of this new body, which brings together all the authorities, consortia and public transportation entities in the country, is the creation of a specialized forum to coordinate national transport policies, will contribute to improving and promoting use of public transport through the analysis of major social requirements, and optimize the management of mobility and quality of services.

After this first working meeting, chaired by the managing director of the Public Transport in the Region of Murcia, and attended by the heads of the consortia and transport authorities of Madrid, Barcelona, Asturias, Zaragoza, Valencia, Guipuzcoa, Cadiz, Seville, Malaga, Mallorca, Pamplona, Castilla y León, was agreed to hold the next meeting on 12 February in Palma de Mallorca, which will address common aspects of passenger transport.

José Guillén said that "the constitution of this body, which was founded with the aim of promoting public transport use through the analysis of major social demands for mobility, marks a turning point in terms of institutional collaboration and regional planning that will expedite actions for the improvement and promotion of public transport in our country. "

The autonomous body responsible said: "The trend in recent years has resulted in the passenger transport powers are transferred to a lesser or greater extent to consortia and transport authorities.

Therefore, it is necessary to share and set positions on many issues we share, to advance the functional improvement of Spanish transport system, the economic and financial coordination and fare integration. "

Guillen emphasized that "from the different administrations have a responsibility to plan and lay the foundations for a modern public transport, economic, efficient and reliable, so it is necessary to establish new systems of collaboration that contribute to the structuring of an intermodal network public transport, sustainable mobility and to solve the problems arising from traffic congestion in the Spanish cities. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia