On the occasion of the European Mobility Week, Podemos Xàbia called a bicycle outing to promote this means of transport and also analyze the lack of deficiencies that exist in the town with respect to this medium.
Since the training purple have pointed out that Xàbia needs several improvements in the bike lane, "both structural and punctual", which highlights the lack of lanes in areas of the urban core of the town such as the Freginal.
We have indicated that in Xàbia "You can only use the bike lane if you know the streets perfectly. And the bike lane is practically only useful if you live at one point on the Via Augusta and want to go to another on the same street, or on the first Montañar".
The route that the members of Podemos took was from the Freginal, "If from this point you want to go to the port, a fairly logical and frequent route, you cannot use a bike lane. That is to say that there is practically no bike lane or streets without cars. The few that are not connected. You always have to get off the cyclist on the road, sometimes getting out. In addition, the few that are there are between the old town, the port and the Arenal. From and to the urbanizations you have to share the road with cars ".
Lack of improvements in existing lanes
On the other hand, Podemos Xàbia makes reference to the improvements that would be needed in the existing lanes: "The bicycle lane of the Avenida del Mediterráneo (First Mountain), at both ends the lane ends abruptly and the cyclist has to get off the bike. In addition, this lane is often invaded by pedestrians, and in summer too narrow for the amount of scooters, skateboards, bicycles and clueless pedestrians. "
With regard to the bike path of the Via Augusta "In theory you go straight and you have the preference, but at each cross street you almost have to stop because the bike lane forces you to a 90 degree curve. Also in these crossings the car drivers do not see you because there are very dense and tall bushes" .
The lane located on Bologna street, "It ends and is diverted to a path of sand. This first is invaded by the reeds, and after about 100 meters ends and the cyclist has to use the sidewalk (we assume), which is made of tiles, many of them broken and sharp. In the head they give you the branches of the trees, so you go down the road and go in the opposite direction, but it is marked as a bike path".
The Bike Route
Before the indicated Bike route, the critical purple formation that is signposted in places with difficulty of circulation: "For example, in the Freginal, Malta Street from Molí de la Safranera to Sortetes is Bike route, but it puts you in danger because it is a narrow street and goes against the direction of the cars, whose drivers on top of you increase because they don't have traffic in the opposite direction. "
Also, from Podemos they emphasize this route on the harbor promenade, "It is a cycling route, it is marked as such, but the cyclist has to get off the bike and walk. Since you do not want to have cyclists on the ride, great, but that was not indicated as such."
From Podemos they request the Town hall which "If you really want to promote the use of bicycles as a means of transport, you have to enable many more bike lanes or give clearly marked preference to cyclists on many streets and roads. You have to decide if you are committed to sustainable transport or will continue ignoring climate change. "
