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The spokesman of the municipal group of Cambiemos Murcia, Nacho Tornel, today called on the local government to strengthen the public transport service, especially the lines of districts, during the September holidays.

Tornel has insisted that the City must be clear that the attendance to the parties "is a citizen's right" and, consequently, put in place measures such as the extension of the frequencies of passage and the bus and tram schedules.

A performance from the local administration in this regard would help, in the words of the council, to reduce significantly the crowds of vehicles and irregular parking on certain days.

"Promoting mobility from municipal services means, among other things, strengthening access to popular events on equal terms for all citizens, especially those who do not live in the urban core, to avoid inconvenience and contribute to curbing pollution."

In his opinion, "it is time to leave the idea of ​​special devices", which is how the government team calls for specific reinforcements, "to work for a plan that includes concrete measures such as the specific creation of bus lanes and the laying underway with agreements with traders and merchants to subsidize the taxi ".

"Also specific bicycle parking services, advertising campaigns to encourage the use of public transport, temporary stops in districts, design bonds or cards for the use of public transportation during holidays or discounts for children," he added.

The effects of outsourcing public transport

In addition, the mayor of the municipal training has ensured that the fact of having an outsourced public transport service reduces the capacity of the Consistory to launch specific actions.

For example, in the case of the bus lines that cover the districts, "everything is linked to the concession MU092", which does not contemplate the possibility of transforming the lines to give a better service at specific moments.

With regard to the assumption of public transport powers by the City Council as of December 2019, Tornel has advanced that it will propose that the planning of the same take into account the possibility of promoting specific plans in the events with the largest influx of public .

Source: Cambiemos Murcia