SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE Nov. 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the Tenerife Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, declared this Friday that from January onwards, tourist buses will be banned from entering the Anaga massif in a bid to enhance mobility and accessibility to this natural area.
This announcement was made during an extraordinary plenary session, where she highlighted that “it is a measure long anticipated by the residents” and that it will coincide with the construction, in partnership with La Laguna City Council, of a deterrent car park in the Las Canteras region.
She revealed that this will be an initial step towards improving mobility in the vicinity, culminating in the medium term with the “restriction and limitation” of private vehicles, encouraging visitors to access Anaga via shuttle buses combined with park and ride facilities.
In collaboration with the University of La Laguna, a ‘Sustainable Mobility Strategy in the Macizo de Anaga Biosphere Reserve’ has been initiated to develop a study focused on mobility in the area.
The aim is to devise a plan aimed at enhancing travel and living conditions within the massif.
The Anaga Biosphere Reserve boasts significant environmental, social and ethnographic value, attracting over 1.8 million visitors annually.
To alleviate the pressure on the region, feedback will be collected regarding local perceptions of the current situation, enabling the design of an approach that considers both the environment and the community.
Ultimately, the objective is to enhance the visitor experience by gathering real-time data, which will be visualised in the form of a mobility map to explore alternatives to individual transport.
Among the alternatives being assessed are enhancements to public transport, the establishment of parking facilities nearby or supplementary travel services.
The research team associated with the ULL-CajaCanarias Chair of Economy and Mobility will handle the preparation of forms, while the Cajasiete Chair of Big Data, Open Data and Blockchain from the same academic institution will manage data processing and result visualisation, among other tasks.
Specifically, this study is part of the funding under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of the European Union aimed at addressing the considerable influx of vehicles and visitors to the region.
