The City Council of Santa Cruz, through the area of Mobility and Universal Accessibility, will take to a plenary session tomorrow, for final approval, the new Mobility Ordinance of the municipality, a document that will regulate certain aspects when parking or circulating around the city. , especially on bicycles or scooters, where it will be prohibited to do so on the sidewalks and with a minimum age of 15 years.
The mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez, announced that “the file seeks to regulate the use of personal mobility vehicles, that of public space, both road and pedestrian; the implementation of a new mobility model in the city, and the mechanisms that improve the quality of life, all under the premise of making a city friendly to its pedestrians, accessible and safe.”
This document responds to the need to overcome an ordinance that was approved in 1985, which is why the area councilor, Evelyn Alonso, said that the procedure for its definitive drafting “has been based on a period of allegations, where a total of of 114, to which two from the Provincial Traffic Directorate were added.”
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Among the new features, parking hours for suppliers in the urban zone are regulated; prohibitions on stops in green zones; creation of modal coexistence zones, with speed limits of 20 and 10 km/h, where cars, bicycles, personal mobility vehicles (scooters) and pedestrians coincide, and establishment of reserved lanes and advanced waiting areas.
Regarding the regulation of the circulation of bicycles and personal mobility vehicles (VPM), the text defines the different types of bicycle paths, regulates their cycles and the use of private bicycles intended for rental. Likewise, it includes for the first time the control of scooters, indicating that they will not be able to circulate on sidewalks, pedestrian spaces and streets, squares, parks or promenades.
Likewise, it contemplates that the minimum age necessary to circulate with a VPM in public spaces is 15 years, so minors of that age may only use it outside of circulation areas or in spaces closed to traffic, accompanied by their parents or tutors.
The use of approved reflective elements for night use is also regulated, the use of a helmet is mandatory for all users and a circulation certificate that guarantees compliance with the technical requirements required by national regulations.
Other actions focus on regulated parking zones (ZER), where time limitations, means of control and resident requirements for parking or specific regulation of parking for people with reduced mobility are set.