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The Socialists House require a drop in the price of bus tickets (14/01/2010)

Councilman José Manuel Abellán PSOE, who defend these proposals at the next plenary, denouncing the mayor's anti-democratic spirit of Murcia to stop once again that local groups in opposition to participate in the table share of public transport

The socialist mayor José Manuel Abellán file a motion at the next plenary Murcia Mayor demanding a drop in the price of bus ticket that you place on the euro (remember that Murcia has the most expensive rates in Spain) and the urgent creation of exclusive platforms for buses on the main roads of the city to avoid traffic jams.

The public transport situation in the municipality insists Abellán, is getting worse, a reality that affects all citizens and therefore deserve special attention with real and practical solutions that will solve the tremendous gap that has long drag this service.

"Together"

In this sense, the mayor of the PSOE also require a full chamber of his political involvement on the board of public transport.

Once again, denounces Abellán-Murcia Mayor convened a so-called 'tables citizen participation "in which, in a spirit undemocratic, again excluding the municipal councilors of the opposition groups.

"If we want a change to public transport for our town we must do together.

A new model for the future that lasts for years must be made with the consent and participation of everyone, "argues Abellán.

"On deaf ears"

Throughout these years, remember, the Socialist Party, through motions, tabled in Parliament has a large number of initiatives in this regard, necessary proposals for the improvement of public transport that have fallen on deaf ears and now the PP starting talks.

"Cut after cut"

Thus, points Abellán, a large part of these initiatives that citizens have proposed the government in La Glorieta have to do with their own cuts the PP has done over the years.

To cite some examples, the suppression of frequencies and some times in lines 7, 12, 27 and 30, removal of the line for workers in the Arrixaca, cuts in the owl-bus, among others.

These cuts also applied the PP in the budget for this year.

In the case of the municipal budget, he experiences a drop of 775,000 euros, having only 100,000 euros for new infrastructure, and the regional government, meanwhile, has applied to the Public Transport Authority a big reduction, cutting its budget 3 million euros to 700,000.

"Our proposals"

Some of the initiatives championed from the Socialist Party over the years and are included in amendments to the municipal budget for 2010 refer, inter alia to:

Creating exclusive platforms for buses.

Unification of tariffs.

Extension and step times and frequencies

Reduction in tariffs

Improvement in the owl-bus lines.

Reform of the stops in districts to make them accessible.

Strengthening of certain lines during peak hours.

Implementation at certain locations (university, La Arrixaca) hotline, etc.

Source: PSOE Murcia

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