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| José Ballesta signs the collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda that places Murcia as a national pilot experience for the implementation of the Action Plan for the Spanish Urban Agenda 2030 | The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Pedro Saura, and the Secretary General for Urban Agenda and Housing, David Lucas Parrón, signed this morning the collaboration protocol for the implementation of the Plan of Action of the Spanish Urban Agenda 2030 in Murcia, positioning it as the first of the seven largest cities in Spain in which this national pilot experience will be developed.“The 21st century will be that of cities.

For this reason, we are designing the foundations of a Murcia that looks to the future with responsibility, aware of caring for the environment and protecting the most vulnerable groups.

There are cities with a project and cities without a project, and Murcia is in that urban group in which we have a Plan, a defined agenda for the next decade, ”said José Ballesta during the event, held in the Assembly Hall of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, and noted that "we are the seventh capital of Spain and one of the top 100 in Europe."The signing of this agreement reflects the commitment of the Murcia City Council in the practical and real development of the Urban Agenda 2030, the roadmap for the next 10 years, relying on previous work and sufficient experience to have chosen and achieved to be the setting for this pilot experience at the national level, through different innovative actions, such as the creation of the first Urban Agenda council in Spain.Murcia, a national and European benchmarkThrough this agreement, the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and the Murcia City Council establish a close framework of collaboration in everything related to the implementation of the Spanish Urban Agenda 2030.In this way, Murcia will be the first large Spanish city in which the Action Plan of the Urban Agenda 2030 will be developed, "a document that will establish the plans related to the sustainability, integration, equity and social cohesion of the municipality," he said.

the Murcian councilor, who attended the signing of the agreement together with the councilor for Urban Agenda and Open Government, Mercedes Bernabé.The importance of championing the national implementation of the Spanish Urban Agenda places the municipality not only as a benchmark in Spain, but also at the European level with this new Urban Development strategy.An example for other municipalities in SpainIn addition, the Urban Agenda Action Plan itself that is going to be developed by the City Council at the municipal level, under the framework established by the Ministry, will be used by the Government as an example for the implementation of the Spanish Urban Agenda in other municipalities of Spain.Steps taken until the protocol is signedIn the Plenary Session of the Network of Urban Initiatives held in 2018, the Ministry of Finance communicated its intention to have one or two Spanish cities that would serve as a pilot experience in the design and implementation of the action plan of the Spanish Urban Agenda 2030.In this framework, the Murcia City Council, after verifying that it had the requirements, applied as a reference in the working group of Local Entities for the Urban Agenda 2030 of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.Murcia meets all the criteria to be able to champion this initiative, because it has approved a DUSI strategy, with all the previous work that is required, has signed the Covenant of Mayors, and has a planning in terms of adaptation to climate change, mobility, accessibility and circular economy, among other aspects.Active participation from the Murcian ConsistorySince the work for the preparation of the Spanish Urban Agenda began, as well as in the development and implementation phase of the Local Urban Agendas, the Murcia City Council has been actively collaborating with the Ministry through two working groups, which are :-The Network of Urban Initiatives of the Ministry of Finance, through the working group 'Agenda Urbana Española'.-The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, in the Local Entities working group for the Spanish Urban Agenda.Monitoring commission between the Ministry and the ConsistoryLikewise, the protocol signed this morning in Madrid includes the creation of a monitoring commission between the Murcia City Council and the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, to supervise the actions and works that are being carried out.The driving projects of the Urban Agenda in MurciaIt should be remembered that the methodological design for the implementation of the Urban Agenda in Murcia is being carried out by the City Council in collaboration with the University of Murcia, following a line of work that is supported by the experience accumulated in the strategic projects of the City Council, taking into account has the following motor projects:- South Connection.- Fortresses of the Wolf King.- Murcia Río II.- Plan Foresta.- Clean Air.- Mobility Plan.- Murcia Viva: culture and talent.- Territorial cohesion.- Recovery of public spaces and pedestrianization.- Murcia Smart City.Innovative actions promoted by the municipalityLikewise, the Murcia City Council has carried out different innovative actions within the framework of the Spanish Urban Agenda, among which the following stand out:-Creation of the first department of Urban Agenda in Spain.-Creation of a specific department in the European Programs Service to be able to monitor the implementation of the Urban Agenda.-Starting of a training plan in collaboration with the Department of Applied Economics of the University of Murcia, to publicize the Urban Agenda.-Hermanamiento con la ciudad de Génova (Italia) aprobado en 2019, que se desarrolló sobre los objetivos estratégicos de la Agenda Urbana Española.

Además, una de las líneas de trabajo incluidas en dicho hermanamiento se centra en compartir buenas prácticas para la implementación de la Agenda Urbana de ambas ciudades.-El 26 de febrero de 2020, Murcia entró formalmente como miembro del ‘Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership on Culture and Cultural Heritage’.Proceso abierto y participativoLa Agenda Urbana 2030, además, incluye las prioridades de los ciudadanos, quienes pueden participar en su diseño a través del proceso de consulta, en la página web del Ayuntamiento y en las redes sociales (Twitter: @Murcia2030), donde se informa sobre los mecanismos para poder participar.Contexto de la Agenda Urbana Española 2030, un instrumento al servicio de las Administraciones PúblicasCabe recordar que en septiembre de 2015, más de 150 jefes de Estado y de Gobierno se reunieron en la Cumbre del Desarrollo Sostenible y aprobaron la Agenda 2030.

Esta Agenda contiene 17 objetivos de aplicación universal que buscan lograr un mundo sostenible en el año 2030.En cumplimiento de dichos compromisos, el Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana ha elaborado la Agenda Urbana Española 2030, un documento de carácter estratégico que busca orientar el sentido de las políticas urbanas sostenibles con objetivos sociales, ambientales y económicos.Desde este punto de vista pretende ser un instrumento al servicio de todas la Administraciones Públicas, en el ámbito de sus respectivas competencias y principalmente de los Ayuntamientos, para propiciar mejoras en los ámbitos de la normativa y la planificación, la financiación, la gobernanza, el conocimiento, la transparencia y la participación.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia