The Department of Infrastructures is going to raise a motion to the December plenary session so that the Autonomous Community can finance the construction of a bike lane that links the two HEIs of Totana, the "Juan de la Cierva" and the "Prado Mayor", respectively.
In the motion of the mayor of the branch, Víctor Balsas, the Ministry of Presidency and Development and Infrastructure will be asked to finance at least 70% of this project.
According to the proposal, the current mobility habits in the city are characterized by a continuous urban expansion and a growing dependence on the private vehicle, producing a large consumption of space and energy and environmental impacts that highlight the need for To achieve a well-conceived urban transport system that is less dependent on fossil fuels.
In order to achieve this, resources have to be enabled, measures implemented and trends changed, all of which make it necessary to raise awareness and involve society and the collaboration between the different Administrations in order to achieve integral solutions that imply a change in the trend towards sustainability in Urban mobility.
The technical team of the Department of Infrastructures has carried out a study to connect the two secondary schools of the municipality as a measure that encourages totaneros in general, and young people in particular to move through this locality in a less polluting way more respectful with The environment and even healthier.
This bike lane project (which in the future can be completed, developed into the neighborhoods of San José and Era Alta, and conceived as a ring that vertebre and circumvents the whole municipality) is valued at 195. 659.63 euros.
The situation of high indebtedness of the City of Totana located in the 122 million obliges to destine the majority of economic resources to the payment of the same, reason why it is necessary the external aid of other administrations to make any type of investment.
