He Pamplona City Hall held a first interterritorial meeting to establish common criteria to decongest the accumulation of events in the old town of the city.
The objective is for each area concerned to identify and categorize events that can be transferred to other districts, following the declaration approved by unanimously in plenary session of October 3which promotes the decentralization of certain cultural, festive and sporting events in the city, to peripheral districts, so that all citizens, regardless of their place of residence, have access to a local, free and quality cultural offering.
In this first meeting The Councilor for Culture, Festivals, Education and Sports, Maider Beloki Unzu, and her director, Iñigo Gómez Eguiluz, participated; the neighborhood councilor, Zaloa Basabe Gutiérrez; the advisor of the Security and Citizen Coexistence zone, Endika Alonso Irisarri, the director of the zone, Juan Manuel Gil Larequi, and the technician Josetxo Romero Urtasun; and the advisor for economic promotion, European projection, innovation, youth and development cooperation, Mikel Armendáriz Barnechea.
During the meeting, the different events affecting the city’s old town and differences between nightlife conditions and permitted activities taking place there.
As for sporting events, the region is focused on differentiation which are events with a solidarity vocation, such as the Race against Cancer; more popular events, such as San Fermín Media; and more sporting events, such as championships or cycling events that cross the streets of the center. Cultural activities and events scheduled for specific dates were approached in the same way.
The idea is analyze the types of events that affect downtown streetsto be able to channel them towards other areas, with uniform criteria, so that the offer is increased in the districts furthest from the center, without losing sight of the possible effects that they would cause in these areas. This aspect is also relevant for the elderly and people with reduced mobility, especially during key events such as the San Fermín festivities.
