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Changing mobility was one of the objectives with which the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (PMUS) of A Illa was born, which included the search for alternatives to the use of combustion vehicles. In this framework, a project emerged that had been successful in large European cities, which was the use of public bicycles, with several stations where they could be picked up or left after using them to explore the municipality. In A Illa, this proposal was launched in August 2022, with an application through which the bicycle could be reserved. The price for for foreigners it was 1.5 euros per hour, but weekly, monthly and annual bonuses were enabledwhile for those registered, the use of these bicycles (15 normal and as many electric) was completely free.

A year and a half after its launch, The application has 858 registrations and a total of 1,206 loans, figures that the government group considers very positive. The greatest activity of the service has been detected precisely during the summer, when the number of tourists increases, highlighting that among the users “we have detected the presence of citizens from other parts of Spain, especially from Madrid and Asturias, but also foreigners, like Portuguese or French.” There is also no lack the presence of residents from neighboring municipalities, who take advantage of public bicycles to move comfortably around the municipality during the summer. The most used route during the summer is the one that connects the stations of O Bao and Carreirón since many of the visitors to the municipality choose to park in the public parking at the entrance and travel to the beaches on the bicycles that are at the station. by O Bao.

During the rest of the year, the use It is limited almost exclusively to residents of the municipality who use bicycles to move from one side of the municipality to the other., having O Regueiro station as its starting point. During this year that has passed, the fact that hardly any notable incidents have been recorded, beyond a puncture or some repairable damage, also stands out. It is true that each user has to deposit a deposit of 100 euros to cover possible damage to the bicycles and, thanks to the application, the identity of each user and when they were able to use the service are perfectly known.

Luis Arosa, mayor of A Illa, He values ​​the service very positively since “it is catching on with people, it is true that it may have its flaws.”, but I think that the use of bicycles will continue to grow in the coming years and we consider it a success.” What’s more, the possibility of expanding the number of bicycle stations is something that will be studied and, if it has not been done before, it is because of the high cost of each of its stations.

Right now, just The O Bao, Carreirón and O Regueiro stations are active, but Arosa is aware that “there should be some more in other areas such as Area da Secada beach for its tourist attraction, and O Cantiño.” change the car for the bicycle when moving around the interior of the municipality. The service It remains open every day until 11:00 p.m., extending until 1:00 a.m. during the summer.

2023-12-24 05:28:46
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