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| Celebration of the videoconference 'The Transformation of cities the Day After' | The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, along with other councilors, councilors and representatives of some twenty Spanish cities, participated this afternoon in the videoconference "The Transformation of cities on the Day After", which had the participation of 2,600 people from more than 30 countries.During the telematic meeting, the measures that cities will adopt in response to the health crisis have been discussed, as well as the current challenge of returning cities to a new normality.“In a globalized world and in the face of a pandemic, states are too small to solve big problems in isolation and too big to solve small ones.
And it is there where cities play a decisive role.
The city of the day after will be the metropolitan city.
Mobility will not be only radial or bidirectional but transverse and multidirectional ”, highlighted the Murcian councilor, who has intervened in the axis of Mobility, together with the mayor of Valencia, Juan Ribó, and that of Palma de Mallorca, Antoni Noguera.
The third Deputy Mayor of Barcelona, ??Laia Bonet, also participated in this panel.José Ballesta detailed the three main measures that are being applied in Murcia: permanent and provisional pedestrianization, the increase of cycle paths and safety in public transport.“Permanently, we have opened 50,000 m2 and we already have another 20,000 m2 more planned.
Provisionally, we have closed Gran Vía de Murcia to road traffic every Sunday, so that people can walk through this artery with the necessary physical distance, ”he indicated.Regarding the increase in bike lanes, he noted that "we have 125 km of permanent roads and we are going to increase them now with 10 km more of provisional roads.""Collective transport is being abandoned in large cities in favor of private vehicles, given the population's health insecurity.
We must provide the necessary security for public transport, maintaining the safety distance, providing it with hydroalcoholic gels and gloves and masks, "stressed the Mayor of Murcia.The cities of 'The Day After'In the videoconference, which was moderated by the journalist Carlos Franganillo, the initiative 'El Día After Sera ...' (EDD) was presented, launched to address the urban challenges of the 2030 agenda and those caused by the health crisis since a practical and transformative approach.
Specifically, these challenges are grouped into three areas: public space and mobility, reconfiguration of the local economy and social care.This pioneering initiative brings together experts from different disciplines to connect, create and learn together during the confinement caused by the health crisis.
The project brings together people and organizations from different fields - science, private companies, the public sector and civil society.In this sense, the objective of 'The Day After' is to create a space for conversation and activation, from which lessons can be extracted that later serve to accelerate the change towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and so that the results that arise in this space can be launched especially when the health crisis has been overcome.Coordination between sectors: science, politics, business sector and NGOsThis initiative, which aims to become a broad space for collaboration between the different sectors, aims to analyze the current reality, as well as facilitate and report on decisions to face the stage immediately after the health emergency."The day after will be ..." is open to all experts in the scientific community, political decision-makers, companies, NGOs and the general public.
Specifically, the platform will promote periodic and scientifically backed conversations on crucial issues for sustainability and the transformation of the current production and consumption model through its website.
The hashtag on social networks of this initiative is # DíaDestrás.Launch participantsIn the telematic session held this afternoon, mayors and mayors from some twenty Spanish cities that are part of the community, and other representatives of Spanish and Latin American cities interested in the initiative have participated as panelists and listeners.The launch event of the platform included the participation of Cristina Monge, director of conversations at ECODES; Rafael Vilasanjuan, director of the Department of Global Analysis and Development of the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal); Fernando Valladares, researcher at the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC); José Moisés Martín, economist and CEO of Red2Red; Carlos Mataix, director of the Center for Innovation in Technology for Human Development at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (itdUPM); Mónica Oviedo, head of Sustainability Management at the Iberdrola Group; and Leire Pajín, president of the Spanish Network for Sustainable Development (REDS-SDSN) and director of international development of ISGlobal, as moderatorPromotersThe initiative is the result of collaboration between the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), the Spanish Network for Sustainable Development (REDS-SDSN), the Center for Innovation in Technology for Human Development at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (itdUPM ) and Iberdrola.
Ferrovial, among others, has collaborated.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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