Pedro Sanchez has promised to invest 40 million euros to make cycling an alternative means of transport to cars. Of this amount, 20 million will be allocated to the purchase of electric bicyclesThe President of the Government believes that citizens must stop seeing the bicycle as “a progressive symbol” and integrate it into their daily travel and thus “not harm the planet” with pollution.
The objective of this million dollar investment, as explained by Sánchez, during the presentation of the campaign in favor of public transport, is promote the use of bicycles in citiesHalf of the 40 million will be allocated to public bicycle services in cities, such as BiciMad, Bicing or Girocleta – making the systems cheaper and promoting their application in cities that do not have this system – and the other half to electrically assisted bicycles for individuals and delivery companies.
“I would like to ask the mayors to Don’t get carried away by anticlimactic obscurantism of some political parties that dismantle cycle paths and pedestrian zones, even when aid from Europe has already arrived and has been paid for precisely from the funds New generation“, defended the head of the Executive.
Defense of public transport
Pedro Sanchez stressed that The government has invested nearly 2 billion euros in transport In the last two years, it has subsidized tickets and launched the Verano Joven program, as well as free tickets for Cercanías and Media Distancia. Measures that, according to him, “have helped citizens make ends meet better.” “Public transport is not an ideological fad, much less of the left, nor an imposition of a few city dwellers,” said the socialist leader.
“The metro, the bus, the train, but also bicycles, are part of the daily life of millions of Spaniards, and on the part of public administrations, what we must do is improve the quality and access to these media“, defended Sánchez during the presentation of the campaign promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
For the President of the Government, “investing in public transport is investing in economic development, in a healthier planet and in the well-being of people”. “When public transport is efficient and accessible, people use it more and prefer it to private transport”, stressed the Spanish President. According to him, moreover, “Public transport brings together the elderly and the youngwith high and low wages, helping us unite the country.
“I like this campaign because Spain needs more public transport,” said President Sánchez, before highlighting all the actions in favour of collective and sustainable mobility that his government has developed over the years.
“I know you’re smart. My people travel by public transportation.. You get rid of traffic jams and it’s cheap. You save 600 euros a year. And you remove the damage done to our planet. Traveling by bus is not going down in the mud. “It takes half as long as your own car,” says the song in the spot, like a rap, with a very colloquial language that seeks to become a hit and penetrate potential users of public transport.
