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The Department of Planning and Infrastructure of the City of Cartagena boost college project bike path presented by the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT).
As stated Councilman Town Planning and Infrastructure, Francisco José Espejo, after the meeting today with the Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure, Equipment and Sustainability, Jose Perez.
Mirror study the proposal, and create a work table with municipal technicians, Pust and associations interested in the development of a master plan.
The proposal has been moved to the Councillor for Infrastructure consists of the construction in just over two kilometers of bike path linking the existing lanes on Paseo Alfonso XII, and Slope Tender with those included in the work of remodeling Street Captains Ripoll and new routes proposed for Campus Alfonso XIII and La Muralla, defining part of the future neighborhood entrepreneurs.
This is a project included in the final work of the Master of Engineering in Civil and Ports, the student Nicolás María Calatrava also led by Professor Pilar Jiménez Gómez.
Since UPCT estimated the investment needed to take out 85,000 euros round physical implementation.
"It's a city project to boost sustainable mobility in a very important area of ​​Cartagena", has defended the vice president of Infrastructure.
Even the construction of the university cycling ring could serve as a reference for other areas of the city that still have no bike lane.
"The University provides a technically and economically viable solution for communication between Campus and provides the City Council to, in collaboration with its technical, extend these studies to other areas," stated José Pérez.
Recently another Final Project Grade UPCT reflected the high demand among members of the university community of bike lanes in the city of Cartagena.
According to the study, conducted by the student Jaime Ferrer García and led by Professor Pilar Jiménez Gómez, "both users and non-users agree that bicycle infrastructure needed to provide security at the route, with bike lanes, and the time to put the bike on adequate parking, "explains teacher.
The Vice President of the Technical Infrastructure has also informed the mayor of University project on sustainable mobility approach to develop a network of charging stations for electric vehicles using solar PV to complement infrastructure bike lanes proposal.
Additionally, in favor of sustainable mobility UPCT is working on the development of a prototype electric bike that will soon be completed.
In another order matters, the vice president of Infrastructure has informed Francis Joseph mirror other projects is working once the construction of the Building Research Laboratories (ELDI).
So, José Pérez has announced the mayor's blueprint for the new residence of 250 seats replacing the former administrative building of the City of Cartagena and the New School of Architecture, which will be located on the campus of the Paseo de Alfonso XIII.
The meeting, held at the rectory, also participated Isidro Ibarra, Director of Prevention Service has proposed to the council to create a UR (university course) open to the general public to encourage healthy habits.
Source: UPCT
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