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From tomorrow until Thursday 22, the streets and squares will host more than fifty recreational, sports and educational, open and free activities for all ages.

The Barrio del Carmen and the river environment are the two outstanding programming scenarios.

José Ballesta said that "is already in hiring the bike path that will run along the avenues Miguel Indurain and Kingdom of Murcia to Los Dolores, with a total of 7 segregated kilometers."

The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, accompanied by councilors Lola Sanchez, Roque Ortiz, Conchita Ruiz, Antonio Navarro and Maruja Pelegrin, today presented the European Mobility Week, which begins tomorrow Friday and lasts until next Thursday, September 22 , "an event with more than fifty open and free activities for all ages, which this year focuses on three lines of action: cycling, sport and the electric vehicle."

The Barrio del Carmen and the river environment have a prominent place in the program, which also includes other public spaces, squares and gardens of the city.

After winning the first prize of the European Mobility Week 2015, in which the city of Murcia was imposed against a total of 1,873 cities in 19 different countries, "we put the bar higher to reach the largest possible number of neighbors the municipality ", she said José Ballesta.

"This international recognition granted by the European Commission is an incentive to continue to work tirelessly and position ourselves as a benchmark of intermodality in Europe, facing the challenges of the future with the conviction to be following the right path, under the participatory and open model our Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, "said the mayor.

Start the bike lane Miguel Indurain to Los Dolores

In this sense, José Ballesta referred to the Network project Carriles bike 20 kilometers completely segregated and interconnected to be articulated in the North-South and East-West city axis and reported that "already in the process of hiring the bike path that will run along the avenues Miguel Indurain and Kingdom of Murcia to Los Dolores, a total of 7 kilometers in addition to the 2.5 kilometers of bike lanes Butte Segura river passing through the town of Murcia city, already in August was published in the BORM for recruitment ".

Five new benches in the UMU

Among the actions to be carried out, highlighted the opening on Thursday 22 (Car Free Day) 5 new benches Bicycle MUyBICI on the campus of Espinardo, University of Murcia (Aulario North Plaza Rector Sabater, Faculty Documentation and communication, School Education and General) services, with discounts for students and faculty and staff.

Thus, José Ballesta noted that "students can use the bicycles from any of the 54 benches that already exist in the municipality of Murcia to the Campus de Espinardo and vice versa."

He also recalled that the City Council has made available Murcia, "a total of 600 public bicycles which recorded an average of 2,025 uses per day", being the most used stations Regional Library, Plaza Castilla, Sto.

Sunday, Fleet and Avda. La Libertad.

The Car Free Day also will be held the event 'Murcia Cycle Chic' in the Iron Bridge, from 18.30, with fashion shows cycling, local designers, specialty stores bicycles, DJs, music, food trucks and show bikers.

Route accessible by Carmen district

This year the City Council, through the Municipal Office of the Bicycle, has made a firm commitment to universal accessibility initiatives such as Route accessible and Integration in collaboration with CERMI and other activities in squares and gardens as the solidarity tournament Astrapace 'Together for Inclusion' and storytellers with sign language interpreters for deaf children.

The accessible route will be on Saturday 17, from 10.00 hours, the Barrio del Carmen and will involve members of CERMI and municipal representatives to check the deficiencies and improvements that are necessary to perform both on sidewalks and steps pedestrians and the whole environment, that Murcia is a fully inclusive city.

Pokémon hunting courses to learn to ride a bike and workshops

Specifically, the main attraction for young arrives tomorrow Friday with the I Route Pokémon Go Bike, an activity that involves hunting these virtual pets on wheels (either on skates, roller or bike) and including a fun itinerary from the center (Plaza del Romea) area to the neighborhood of Carmen, with pokeParadas and Food trucks.

It will be from 18.30 and at the end there will be a lively encounter in the Iron Bridge.

"The awareness among young people about the importance of road safety, to focus attention on the urban environment and not on mobile devices while riding and coexistence between cyclists, vehicles and pedestrians is our priority and therefore, this year they have a leading place, "said the mayor.

"Young people will at all times accompanied by monitors and supervised by agents of the local police, since the aim of the activity is to acquire good habits and know and apply the rules to follow when riding a bicycle.

Of course, it is prohibited to play with mobile while you're on wheels.

Throughout the entire Week, the Pasarela Manterola will host leisure, sports and educational for the whole family as' Learn to cycling activities.

And he was no excuse ', a course aimed at people of all ages from 3 years;

art workshops, recycling, mechanical and safety;

as well as tours with maneuvers to learn to ride on public roads.

Activities will take place from 16 to 22 September, from 17:00 to 20: 00h, and Saturday 17, from 10: 00-13: 30h.

and 17: 00-20: 00h.

The challenge superlópez

Sports enthusiasts and sustainable mobility can measure forces with the Olympic athlete Llano de Brujas Miguel Angel Lopez.

It will be in a static circuit to be installed in the Plaza de Santo Domingo on Saturday 17, 18 to 21 hours, in which participants can compete walking with superlópez.

Electric vehicles

With respect to clean transport, the most important event will be the presentation of the Local Strategy Electric Vehicle, which will take place on Monday 19 in Los Molinos del Rio, with a subsequent display of vehicles in the Garden of Floridablanca.

In addition, within the Mobility Week, as a field test measures subsequently implanted permanently in the city, is to be implanted wifi in Murcia tram, free connection for all users, "a measure that It will be launched this week and is here to stay throughout the year. "

Green jobs and local commerce

The SEM 2016 year ago this emphasis on the promotion of local green jobs linked to mobility under the theme 'Intelligent Mobility.

Strong Economy '.

"The whole of organized activities are also an opportunity to promote local employment generated sustainable mobility in Murcia, as performed around the bicycle and clean vehicles," said the mayor.

In addition to the workshops where participating bike shops, mechanics and other related businesses, such as small and medium motor trade employment and the economy of the municipality, it will directly involve a window dressing contest, where prizes will be bonds for public transport and bicycles.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia