Ballesta asks Ábalos for “deadlines and quantities” to guarantee the safety and viability of public transport | Radio Murcia

The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, held a videoconference this Wednesday with the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos and the mayors of the 15 great cities of Spain, in which he demanded the creation of a transport fund for 1,000 million euros to guarantee the safety of users and the viability of the service.

As reported by the City Council of the capital of the Region in a statement, in his speech, Ballesta told the minister that “we need certainties, it is time to talk about quantities and terms, numbers and datesBecause the common good is everyone’s business and the general interest does not admit defeat. “

“Public transport is a right of all Spaniards, which is also an element of equality between all of us; in the area of ​​the municipality of Murcia they are registered daily 2.1 million daily trips to come and go to work, “said the councilor, after which he insisted that” mobility should not only be radial and bidirectional but also transversal and multidirectional“.

In addition, the mayor of Murcia noted that “this is an issue that affects basic rights and equality of all the Spanish “.

“All the mayors and mayors without distinction of ideologies and origins agree that this is a matter of national interest: we are Administration, we are the State and, therefore, we are jointly responsible for what we are experiencing “.

Likewise, the first mayor stated that “at this time, society needs political leadership strong, bold and consistentable to reduce uncertainty and restore confidence. “

“Society needs certainties in these critical moments and we are currently responsible for those who have to offer these certainties, out of responsibility, “concluded the Murcia councilman.

THE 15 BIG CITIES OF SPAIN

The telematic meeting with Minister Ábalos included the mayors of the cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants (Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Malaga, Murcia, Palma, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Bilbao, Alicante, Córdoba, Valladolid, Vigo -president of the FEMP-, Gijón, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and Vitoria-Gasteiz ).

To these were added the Second Vice President of the FEMP and the Mayor of Toledo, Milagros Tolón, and the Mayor of Santander, Gema Igual, representing the first Vice President, José María García Urbano. The deputy mayor of Bilbao, Alfonso Gil, president of the FEMP Committee on Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Road Safety also participated.

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