Barcelona is without doubt one of the European cities with the best presence of bikes on the streets.
Barcelona is without doubt one of the European cities with the best presence of motorcycles on the streets. There are at present round 350,000 motorbikes registered within the Catalan capital, a greater than appreciable determine for the voice of this group to be heard and brought under consideration and for the mayoral candidates to clarify what they're proposals in relation to the function of this car in city and metropolitan mobility, if they've any. That is the aim of the decision by the affiliation Motoristes per Barcelona, which has known as the heads of the record of formations with municipal illustration.
The success of this distinctive name (there is no such thing as a report of any massive European metropolis during which a pre-election assembly has been organized to handle this very particular situation) is assured. To date, Motoristes per Barcelona, a company chaired by Gregori Hidalgo and whose spokesperson is Jaime Alguersuari, legendary ex-pilot, editor and promoter of occasions linked to the world of motoring, has already obtained the affirmation of 5 candidates. It's the socialist Jaume Collboni; the consultant of Junts and ex-mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, and the primary Ciutadans (Anna Grau), the PP (Daniel Sirera) and Valents (Eva Parera).
The organizers are nonetheless ready to listen to the response to the invitation by the mayoress and head of the record of BComú, Ada Colau, and the republican Ernest Maragall to finish the poster of an occasion that will probably be held on the Eixample Teatre (Aragó, 140) on April 12 at 4:30 p.m.
On the occasion, a dozen women and men representing bike customers in Barcelona will communicate prematurely, who will briefly clarify their private expertise. Subsequently, the candidates will clarify their proposals round a vital facet of city mobility that, too usually, has not been taken under consideration within the political debate and that has been relegated to minimal expression within the electoral packages of the formations .
The promoters of this initiative are totally satisfied that motorists, because of the massive variety of Barcelona customers of this car within the metropolis, will play a decisive function within the consequence of the elections. The convening affiliation has carried out some polls amongst its members which point out that a very excessive share of motorbike customers would definitely be prepared to alter the that means of their vote relying on the proposals and the dedication that the leaders of the record are prepared to tackle.
Motorists for Barcelona is a vindictive motion, however it begins from a premise that, in its opinion, should govern mobility within the metropolis: order and the protection of pedestrians.
Within the occasion on April 12, which will probably be known as Barcelona, the town of motorbikes, the mayors won't be requested predetermined questions, however the contributors will probably be requested to be those to clarify their imaginative and prescient of the function that should have within the mobility of the town and the corresponding options. With all certainty, elements resembling highway security and parking – more and more sophisticated – will probably be mentioned on this session which will probably be attended by between 150 and 200 motorists.
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