The Local Government Committee this morning approved the proposal of Councillor of Greater Planning, Environment and Heritage, Joaquin Segado, to sign an agreement with the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) for the implementation of a bicycle hire point in the House BICITY Student Angeles Street.
As explained Councilman Joaquin Segado, agreed with this approach is the use of this means of transport to the university campus the Sea Wall, as the rest of the ride of Alfonso XIII and CIM, have and this service through loan points Alfonso XIII ride and port.
The new point Bicity Student House will run from 9 am to 9 pm, a schedule very similar to the rest that is 7 am to 9 pm.
Bicity has until now four lending points located in Plaza de María Cristina (Alameda de San Antón), Plaza de los Heroes de Cavite (port), the Sports Hall of Guimbarda Ussel street and Youth Resource Centre (walk Alfonso XIII).
Mowing has highlighted the growth that the service has been experiencing in recent months and explained that the main users are college students and tourists coming to town.
Growth refers to both loans and the number of users.
So during the month of October, made ​​257 loans, compared to 60 per month that were done in the first months of service.
Subscribers also have risen annually: in this month there were 30 new high, reaching 100 today.
Another important finding is the number of loans to subscribers a day, usually tourists and cruise passengers, who arrived at 50 in October.
The council has argued that these data demonstrate the success of the measure initiated by the City Council for coming to the city could rent bicycles in a timely manner, without having to be paid, by presenting the identity card and the card credit for 3 euros a day.
The park is composed BICITY currently about 60 bikes, which remain controlled system with the new loan, without theft or loss, unlike the previous stage.
IMPROVING THE OFFICE OF MIRANDA
Among other matters, the Local Government Board has approved the incorporation of a municipal budget subsidy of around 69,000 euros, from the Autonomous Region, for the renovation and improvement of medical office facilities Miranda.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena