Today in Tenerife according to recent data there are 700 cars per 1000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area is home to more than 390,000 people, which gives us a figure of more than 273,000 vehicles in this small space, Supplemented the daily influx of traffic from all over the island. If we had the same rates of cycling in the Netherlands and Denmark (30%) were 117,000 fewer cars in circulation every day in our streets, almost half of motorized disappear without major infrastructure or works, and without as ambitious if we approached rates 10% of cycling in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwould have 39,000 fewer cars in our urban environment, with what this means for improving the quality of life for all.
The development of the bicycle as an efficient and friendly transportation to the city and the people who live in these cities requires the existence of basic infrastructure for development and dissemination. Currently, the pedestrian street in the metropolitan area has allowed many people have decided to leave the car parked to commute to work or school, or buy or just to enjoy leisure cycling. Despite this there is neither bike lanes, or areas reserved for the passage of bicycles in the metropolitan area, notable being the only alternative of interest has occurred in recent months the possibility to carry bikes on the tram, which has facilitated the use of this medium among many citizens that were once private car users can now save slopes and travel in their daily activities through a combination of bicycle and light rail.
administrations, institutions and businesses can make simple and practical solutions to create more liveable, as has happened in many parts of Europe. Currently in the metropolitan area for parking bicycles, colloquially called park-bikes are virtually nonexistent, and the few we can find are not labeled as such, hence the lack of knowledge and presence on lampposts, litter bins, traffic signs or other street furniture Bicycle barely tied to prevent thefts.
From Critical Mass call for the establishment of a network of bicycle racks at all points of Santa Cruz and La Laguna, which may encourage the reduction and traffic calming and encouraging cycling. In the city of Las Palmas there is now a network of more than 31 parks, bike in the most bustling city, which has favored the use of bicycles as transportation. We believe that with a minimum infrastructure the city would move in this line significantly, it should involve and engage the Cabildo of Tenerife, the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, Universidad de La Laguna and UNED, all schools non-university education in the metropolitan area of \u200b\u200bTenerife and TITSA Metropolitan and all private companies who would like to add to facilitate bicycle transportation of their employees. The initiative is simple, installation and signage, bike parking on city streets, bus stops, tram platforms, foreign schools, high schools and universities, outside of public buildings, shopping cultural and libraries, shopping and entertainment, booking of seats for bicycles in neighboring communities and private parking.
0 comments:
Post a Comment