Marbella regulates the shared use of spaces between pedestrians, bicycles, and scooters

The City Council of Marbella has approved a decree that will regulate the shared use of spaces between pedestrians, bicycles, and personal mobility vehicles during the summer season, a measure that will be applied from July 1 to September 15 to prioritize pedestrian traffic.

Municipal spokesperson, Félix Romero, announced the approval of the decree, which was brought to the Local Government Board this Tuesday along with the General Director of Mobility, Baldomero León.

The spokesperson explained that the objective of the measure “is to make circulation as fluid as possible, prioritizing the pedestrian, especially in the period from July 1 to September 15 due to the population increase that occurs”.

He also specified that “a map has been created that divides the town into different areas where alternative routes are specified” and detailed that “this information, along with the rules for using scooters, will be disseminated through leaflets that will be distributed in various offices and in hotel establishments”.

León, for his part, specified that nine sectors have been established, the first ranging from Cabopino to the port of La Bajadilla; the second runs between Bajadilla and Antonio Montero Sánchez street; the third crosses Duque de Ahumada avenue, from Rafaela Aparicio street to Arias Maldonado avenue; the fourth from that stretch to Rafael Cea street; the fifth extends to Río Verde; the sixth runs along the Alberto Vidiella seafront to the United Nations avenue; the seventh is traced on Julio Iglesias avenue; the eighth from Playa del Duque to the Guadaiza river; and the ninth crosses San Pedro Alcántara, from Guadaiza river to the Mediterranean avenue.

Starlite Bus Line

On the other hand, Romero indicated that this year the City Council will improve the free bus service from Marbella to Starlite, with an almost circular line that will have from two to fifteen stops and will operate from July 2 to August 24.

In this regard, he specified that “Line 10 had a passenger pick-up point at the Alameda and another at the festival itself, and now it will practically cover the municipality, so we believe that the 4,000 people who used it last year can be multiplied in this edition, not only residents who have the card and do not want to use their private vehicle, but any tourist”.

The spokesperson specified that “there will be twelve departures per day, with a forty-minute interval between each, and they will be operational from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM”, while highlighting that “it is an initiative that comes to enhance an event that has become one of the main attractions of the town during the summer season”.

In another order of business, the Local Government Board also approved a new urban license for the connection of the medium voltage power line with the Lomas del Norte substation in Nueva Andalucía, amounting to 776,000 euros; it was reported that 19 resolutions in San Pedro Alcántara were produced in May amounting to two million; 36 in Nueva Andalucía for 3.2 million, and another package in Las Chapas totaling 800,000 euros. Lastly, a justification of a nominative grant in the fiscal year 2024 to the brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo and María Santísima de la Encarnación, Santa Marta, was reported, totaling 10,650 euros.