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José Ballesta: "This pilot experience is based on two objectives: one circumstantial, which responds to the crisis of the and for which we are opening new pedestrian and sports circuits that guarantee the physical distance of citizens; and another structural, based in our Mobility model, which puts the pedestrian at the center of decision-making.

"The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Youth and Sustainable Mobility, Rebeca Pérez, today presented the Murcia Pedestrian Plan, by which the pedestrian will gain 175,000 m2 with the closure to traffic on Sundays of different streets of a total of 37 neighborhoods and districts."Working to improve the collective health status of half a million Murcians, promoting safe pedestrian mobility, and promoting sustainability, to maintain environmental quality levels, are the principles that underpin the mobility strategy of the Murcia City Council, a An essential right that the COVID-19 crisis has made a challenge, especially for large cities, "said José Ballesta.This Sunday, as a pilot experience, the axes consisting of the Gran Vía, San Nicolás, Riquelme, Mariano Rojas, Auditorium, Dalias, Moncayo, Dr.

Alonso Espejo, Pintor Inocencio Medina Vero and Trovero Repuntín will be for exclusive use by pedestrians."This pilot experience is based on two objectives: one circumstantial, which responds to the exceptional situation we are experiencing due to the pandemic and for which we are opening new pedestrian and sports circuits that guarantee the physical distance of citizens; and another structural one, based on our Mobility model, which puts the pedestrian at the center of decision-making and for which we are going to continue recovering spaces for Murcians, ”said the Murcia councilman.The provisional pedestrianization of certain roads will be carried out in a progressive and rotational way to assess their degree of social acceptance and the incidence in different areas such as traffic or commerce.20 km longThe roads included in the proposal, which extends to the neighborhoods of the city of Murcia and to those districts with more than 5,000 inhabitants, -following the recommendations of the health authorities- add up to a total length of 20 linear km.

The action will make available to pedestrians a total area of ??175,948.00 m2 in addition to what they currently enjoy.The temporary closure of these roads will be subject to consultation with the Local Police and will be planned taking into account possible detours of public transport lines.

In addition, it will be agreed with the professionals of the taxi sector and transferred to the presidents of the affected Municipal Boards.A total of 37 districts and districtsThe measure includes different streets of a total of 37 districts, neighborhoods and districts.

Specifically, these are Algezares, Aljucer, Alquerías, Barriomar, Beniaján, Cabezo de Torres, Churra, the districts Centro-Este and Centro-Oeste, El Carmen, El Esparragal, El Palmar, El Puntal, El Raal, Espinardo, district Este , Garres y Lages, Guadalupe, Infante, La Alberca, La Flora-Vistalegre, La Purísima-Barriomar, Llano de Brujas, Norte district, Puente Tocinos, San Benito-Barrio del Progreso, San Benito-Patiño, Santa Cruz, Sangonera la Seca , Sangonera la Verde, Santa María de Gracia, Santiago El Mayor, Santiago and Zaraiche, Santo Ángel, Torreagüera and Zarandona.San Nicolás: Low Emission AreaAfter the experience carried out on Alfonso X El Sabio Avenue, which has led to a 95% reduction in traffic, and created a 50,000 m2 pedestrian axis from the river to La Circular; the City Council will carry out new pedestrianisations in the historic center and other parts of the municipality, constituting Low Emission Areas.One of the first will be Calle San Nicolás, after the study carried out in collaboration with the UCAM Chair of Mobility and Sustainable Transport.The restrictions will save up to 83.64% of the current traffic volume, which registers a maximum intensity of 321 vehicles per hour.

For this, the municipal technicians are already working on the drafting of a project for the execution of works for the implantation of an access control system for road traffic on the streets of San Nicolás and Riquelme.

It will also be necessary to rearrange the parking areas.Last Friday the City Council established the Commission for the implementation of Low Emission Areas, which will be a basic tool against pollution and in favor of environmental sustainability.Murcia PedestrianPedestrian Murcia is articulated around six fundamental axes: granting a protagonist place to pedestrians, creation of new bike lanes, traffic calming initiatives, maximum health safety and a better offer of collective transport, new Personal Mobility Vehicles (VMP ) 100% clean, and the opening of circuits and greenways.Traffic decrease of up to 85%The Department of Sustainable Mobility and Youth has carried out a study of the variation in traffic on some of the roads that are the subject of the proposal, registering reductions of up to 85% less traffic during Phase 0 of the confinement with respect to a usual period.

Specifically, the variation in traffic on Sunday, May 10 compared to Sunday, February 16 has been -75% in Alameda de Colón, -82% in Canalejas, -76% in Constitución, -85% in Gran Vía , -70% in Avenida de la Fama, -66% in Pablo VI, -79% in Isaac Albéniz, -65% in Torre de Romo.With the start of Phase 1 of the so-called de-escalation, values ??have been obtained that demonstrate a clear recovery in wheeled mobility, with this reduction falling to 59.2% in the center of Murcia.Another Move: people are the protagonists againAnother Movida is a different way to live and move around the city of Murcia, to live together, to experience the city, to enrich oneself culturally and to commit to the environment, creating a new starting point.Another Movida is a set of actions of the Murcia City Council in aspects related to urban mobility and how it directly influences our quality of life, and in particular, how it can improve the way we feel and live our city.Around the citizen 5 main nodes gravitate: circulation, collective transport, individual mobility, parking, pedestrianization, conjunctural actions COVID-19.

All of them will be connected to each other and from which they will start each one of the measurements that are being carried out.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia