The event 'BiciMovida' seeks to publicize the Office of the Bicycle and the cycling network of the municipality and encourage Murcia to join this means of sustainable transport.
There will be workshops, gifts, contests and music by Lorena Castell
Next Saturday, November 30, Romea Square, from 12 to 14 hours and from 5 to 8 pm, will host the 'BiciMovida' event to publicize the Municipal Bicycle Office and activities organized by it, as well as the network of cycle paths and cycle paths of the municipality.
For this, the Department of Sustainable Mobility and Youth has organized a program of activities related to this means of ecological transport, where there will also be music, competitions and gifts.
Councilwoman Rebeca Pérez has indicated that "this initiative adds to those we do throughout the year to publicize the Bicycle Office and, above all, for Murcia to bet on this means of sustainable transport that takes more every day prominence in our municipality ".
So during the whole day, attendees can learn to perform basic maintenance of the bicycle as well as a free set-up.
They can also participate in a skills circuit and a workshop to learn to ride a bike
The Plaza del Romea will also host an information point where you can obtain information on the activities and services offered by the office and the itineraries of the bike lanes.
Gifts will also be delivered from the Bicycle Office such as bottle canteens, tubular scarves, reflective vests, t-shirts ...
Attendees will be able to know in detail the network of bicycle lanes thanks to the interactive map that will be projected on a giant LED screen.
They can also participate in two competitions to win a bicycle.
On the one hand, a photo booth will be installed in which a bicycle will appear flying over the Cathedral.
To participate you have to take a photo and upload it to Instagram by tagging and following the account of the Bicycle Office (@bicyclingmurcia).
On the other hand, three stationary bicycles will be placed and the one that gives more pedaling in 3 minutes will win a bicycle.
The dj Lorena Castell, presenter and collaborator of different media will liven up the day, from 18 to 19.30 hours.
Sustainable Mobility Project
This initiative is part of the Sustainable Mobility Project whose objective is to turn Murcia into a modern city and adapted to new mobility trends.
Thus, the City Council, in addition to organizing awareness activities such as those held on Saturday, is working on the development of the strategic lines of this project that are based mainly on the pedestrianization of spaces that are recovered for the citizen, in the planning of the new collective transport system, in the design and implementation of the mobility system people and electricity, as well as in the regulation of these new modes of transport through a new ordinance in which it is already working.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia