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It has already completed the development of the new Mobility Study of the Municipality, conducted by the Local Energy Agency (GER) through the European project Electra, and aims to know precisely the patterns of mobility of Murcia who have traveling to the town on a weekday.
Thus, 71% of journeys are made by motor vehicles while the rest on foot or bicycle.
Although the car is still the first choice of Murcia, it has increased the number of users of public transport, both bus and tram and bicycle.
Thus, car use has fallen from 48% in 2009 to 38% of the modal split.
Thus, compared to mobility data for 2009, a remarkable growth of users who choose the tram for daily mobility, an increase of almost 1% in 2009 to 12% today is observed.
This is due to the acceptance that has taken the tram lines designed to supply the universities of Espinardo and the UCAM, and connection to the malls as La Condomina.
The bus has also obtained an increase in the number of passengers that travel to the historic center of Murcia, up to 20% of the modal split.
The study also notes that the mode of transport that has experienced the greatest relative growth is the bicycle, because in 2009 had only 1% of the modal split and now has increased to 5%, especially in recent months due the implementation of public bicycle MUyBICI.
23% of the modal split is on foot because it is the most common form of displacement in the vicinity of the historic center.
The modal distribution of motorcycle remains almost constant in choosing the number of users who choose it for their daily commute, with 1% of the modal split.
The choice of car is very distributed mode for both sexes with a small predominance of men.
Men are the biggest users of the motorcycle for the municipality of Murcia, due to the perception of security transmitted motorcycle when on journeys.
Public transport in Murcia have a primary user women.
Both the bus and the tram, there is a majority of women users who prefer these modes of transport for their daily commute.
The bicycle, as the bike is very conditional security perception and habit when using it as usual modes of transport, because it is men who mostly prefer the bike to move around the city Murcia.
In the historical center of Murcia, walk mode is divided for men and women alike.
Regarding electric mobility, 47% have ever used the electric vehicle, the electric bicycle 31% and 17% electric motorcycle.
Obligated reasons, work-study, users are still the main cause of displacement in the municipality of Murcia, with about 70% of total trips.
83% of private vehicle users say that if he could not have, choose the bus as transportation.
Perception of transportation in Murcia
Respondents also valued in surveys transportation in the municipality.
Thus, 73% give their approval to buses, trams and 85% to 81% to MUyBICI service.
For this data a total of 482 surveys, 17 and 19 November 2015 were conducted between 8 and 19 hours.
Of those interviewed, 57% were men and the rest women over 14 years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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