The Town Planning and Sustainable Development, Joaquín Segado, this morning the First Conference of Sustainable Mobility, organized by the city of Cartagena in collaboration with the Ministry of Development, will be held on 16 and 17 September in the classroom acts of the Roman Theatre Museum, with the participation of hundreds of technical administration, professional management companies and services related to mobility, representatives of civic associations and organizations cyclists, business and professionals, academics, and all those a people who are directly or indirectly concerned with achieving an improvement of sustainable mobility.
As pointed Segado have organized the conference to take stock of actions carried out in recent years in terms of sustainable mobility in the city, exposing different experiences of other municipalities, organizations or companies promoting the use of bicycle, pedestrian, accessibility and mobility plans, as well as the presentation of innovative and effective initiatives in this area promote savings and energy efficiency.
The holding of this conference was also clarified the council, one of the actions set for this year by the Integrated Program for Promotion of Bicycle Use in Urban and Peri environment, which are collected a series of actions with plans to introduce a real and effective urban mobility system bicycle city of Cartagena.
His sessions are held in morning and afternoon.
Will be inaugurated on Thursday by the Director General for Transport and Ports of the Region of Murcia, Carmen Sandoval and will focus on technical presentations and workshops, focusing on four blocks: the Bicycle, Public Transportation, the City for pedestrians and Mobility Plans.
The block will be announced Bicycle Master Plan Bicycle Murcia, municipal actions on mobility in Cartagena, municipal policies promoting cycling through the different municipalities of the region, the role of groups of urban cycling and road safety policies.
In the public transport block will share their experiences public transportation entity, Alsa City Cartagena, LVEF, RENFE, Tram Murcia and Cartagena Taxi Union.
In the city block pedestrian shall state the following topics such as pedestrian plan to the town of Cartagena and the accessibility plan in the city.
In block mobility plans, will present the plan Beaza Cabezo mobility, the mobility plan Escombreras Valley and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan of San Pedro Town Council and the Local Strategy for Sustainable Mobility Cartagena.
Regarding these plans and Valley Beaza Cabezo Escombreras Mowing commented that it was clear examples of places where there is a massive influx of workers in a few hours in very specific and already taken measures such as the implementation of a bus in Cabezo Beaza and staggered schedules of workers by companies in tailings.
Also to questions of journalists commented that by the time the government team has not considered the development of an ordinance of cycling as there is no widespread use and the interaction with pedestrians is not yet a problem, but that if there happens to be regulated.
Regarding the implementation of the tram in Cartagena, replied that occur nearby technical feasibility study, pending economic viability, highlighting the high cost in other cities has led to the introduction of this means of transport, which has ranged from 6 to 20 million euros per kilometer.
DEBT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND PARKING ON THE AVENUE OF AMERICAS ‰ RICA
Outside the scope of the press, the Spokesman of the government team, praised the change of position of the Government of the Nation over the limits of municipal debt, noting that the problem of municipalities is not up how can further into debt but financing: to make clear what their responsibilities and what are the economic resources it has to sustain them economically.
The spokesman also commented on the administrative process for the construction of an underground car park in the Avenida de America, after the rectification of an error in the time expected to be awarded later this year.
Regarding the request of the residents of Garden City underground parking in the area stated that the City was built car but gives grants through a competition where there is any company and that so far none has proposed to the session in this neighborhood.
PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE OF MOBILITY IN THE REGIO "N DE MURCIA
KEYNOTE SPEECH. THE TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY
The lecture that framed the conference to develop the Centre for Sustainability in Spain (OSE), especially the area of sustainability processes, we have had with them for their extensive experience in these matters and because the conference which has provided the City of Cartagena are present.
SECTION I: THE BIKE
BICYCLE MASTER PLAN OF THE REGION OF MURCIA.
PROJECTS IN THE REGION OF MURCIA
Bicycle Master Plan developed and coordinated by the Directorate General for Transport and Ports of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
This plan wants to make an inventory of all Intercity routes and cycling trails at even inter, tourist, sports, etc., Later to raise a core network providing an alternative to the car, combining public transport (suburban, bus ) or on foot.
It invited all Councils in the Region of Murcia to participate and the city of Cartagena provided all the information that was available in relation to mobility schemes, cycle lanes, routes, implementation of auto loan bicycles.
LOCAL ACTION ON MOBILITY IN CARTAGENA
Since 2006 the municipal concerns starting to sustainable mobility Municipal Office of the City of Cartagena bicycle created in 2009 brings together the management of actions on sustainable mobility in the city, auto loan activities from Bicycle Lanes bike, bicycle parking, municipal website Cartagena bike to the European week of mobility .. etc..
PUBLIC BIKE RENTAL
The bicycle loan schemes for public use, are configured as a service to promote and encourage cycling in cities, in the Region of Murcia has pioneered a bicycle hire service-Bicity in Cartagena and now is installed Bicycle an auto loan with three points placed in the city and another point during installation.
The various systems of public rental bike from the personal care system to automatic or manual via mobile or card.
It has the experience of the City of San Javier, Murcia City, City of Alhama de Murcia and Cartagena City Council.
INITIATIVES FOR THE PROMOTION OF MOBILITY BIKE
The promotion of cycling mobility from grants initiatives undertaken by the Energy Agency of Murcia (ARGEM) in this field, as the experience of the University of Murcia which has a bicycle rental for university community, as well as the Bike to School program with developing it CEIP Vicente Ros de Cartagena.
THE ROLE OF URBAN CYCLING TEAM IN PROMOTING THE USE OF THE BIKE
The different associations cyclist Murcia Region will share their experiences on the use of bicycles in the city we have the Free Way Association of Cartagena, BICU Association, Association Murcia and Lorca Bicicudad bike and the representation of the Federation of Associations neighborhood of Cartagena.
ROAD SAFETY POLICY
Road safety is now, and increasingly, a major concern in society in general, and especially the mobility recalling the many road safety innovations that have occurred over the last year and the few officials who knew details about it, hoping that the various interventions used to shed light on the present and the future of security vial.Contaremos with the Chief Local Traffic Cartagena, the Chief Inspector of Local Police and the Director General Cartagena zone Andalusia and Murcia RACC Foundation.
SECTION II PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY
EXPERIENCES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ENTITY
The Public Transport Authority of the Region of Murcia, as a public company subject to private law and assigned to competent counsel in transport, has the skills necessary measures to enforce the cooperation of the Autonomous Region with the municipalities integrate as well as planning, organization and management of public transport services, regular passenger, urban and interurban road and rail to be provided by, and to strengthen and encourage the use of public transport in the territory of Public Entity.
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY
Public transportation helps the movement of people from one point to another in an area of a city.
Urban public transport is an essential part of a city.
Reduces pollution and fewer cars used to transport people, and allows the movement of people who, having no need to drive long distances.
It will feature the experiences of guided transport such as the train with RENFE and LVEF and the Tramway, Tramway Company Murcia.Y the unguided transport: Bus (Alsa City) and Taxi (Taxi Union Cartagena).
SECTION III. THE CITY FOR THE PEDESTRIAN
PLAN FOR THE URBAN pedestrian CARTAGENA
The first concept that usually leave it up when it comes to accessibility and mobility in urban centers is the pedestrian.
In fact it is so widespread that a formula has become almost standard equipment in European cities.
Rolf Monheim, a classic study of German pedestrian said about it: a city without a representative pedestrian areas now seems hopelessly outdated.
The proposed pedestrian comes with the idea of promoting urban area of the city defining an area.
The pedestrian area of town is closing streets to motorized traffic urban privado.Así define the streets and pedestrian areas as those areas dedicated for pedestrian routes created from above aimed at all types of vehicles . This is what has been done throughout the city pedestrian axis from the street to the Puerto del Carmen, we will expose the City Council of Greater Infrastructure of the City of Cartagena.
URBAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARTAGENA pedestrian.
This table is organized to share experiences in urban development of the city after the pedestrian from the point of view of tourism, and will have the Councillor for Tourism and economically changed we will expose the Cartagena Chamber of Commerce and from the point of view of citizens will have the neighbors' National Federation of Cartagena.
ACCESSIBILITY PLANS IN THE CITY
The Accessibility Plan in the Region of Murcia, funded by the Ministry of Public Works, ranging from the adaptation of urban spaces, natural and means of transport, to the integration of sensory communication systems, the Directorate-General stresses that "the goal is improve the quality of life for all citizens and facilitate the integration of people with disabilities and enhance their independence "
The main objective of this Special Plan of Cartagena Accessibility is to improve the quality of life for its citizens through the study of barriers and obstacles that hinder or prevent city mobility and communication between people and their possible solutions.
Consequently, the goal of this plan is to ensure a better city to live, improve the quality of life of citizens, thinking all so that both those who reside, work, study, enjoy and relate to it, such as that visit, they can do better and higher quality, will be presented by the Study of Architecture García-Ochoa Montes.
Also be represented and AMFUCC ONCE.
MOBILITY PLANS BLOCK IV
MOBILITY PLANS
Plans will be presented mobility of commercial and industrial areas as the industrial area of Cabezo Beaza made by the City of Cartagena.La Valley Industrial Zone Escombreras by the Directorate General for Transport and experience Puertos.Como Mobility Plan a municipality in the Region of Murcia has the experience the City of San Pedro del Pinatar.
MOBILITY PLAN IN CARTAGENA
The Institute of Social and Environmental Sciences.
ICSA submit the Local Strategy for Sustainable Mobility and Citizens' Pact for Sustainable Mobility Cartagena in what is the Local Agenda 21 is developing the theme of Sustainable Mobility.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena