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Valencia could be in a very short space of time the city of the bike. More and more Valencia each passing day we have more clear. However there is a missing link that prevents connecting those wishes and desires, with the implementation of the needed paradigm shift. It's called political . Of the current management without the Valencia City Council, that ineffable Mayor Barberá and palm court, walking more concerned with the color of the geraniums of the Bridge of Flowers and the size and cut of the skirts of the fallas .. . Another thing butterfly

few degrees of latitude south of the peninsula. The city of Seville, in recent years, has made a firm commitment to cycling and sustainable mobility. A future bet is proving successful in the present. In just three years the number of daily applications has exceeded all expectations, rising from 6,000 to 66,000 according to data from the end of 2009 (Valencia, incidentally has a lot more, ie we have better starting point). Through a series of combined policy of building an extensive network of bike paths, traffic calming and pedestrian broad urban areas, the implementation of public bike service called Sevici . A stern and constant willingness to reform the mobility habits of Seville, confirmed and explained in the first person a conference organized by l'Institut del Territori , for each The author of this unstoppable revolution: Ricardo Marques, a former councilman of the Greens, currently Professor at the University of Sevilla i responsible Comprehensive Bicycle Service (SIBUS).

A winding road, not devoid of curves and bumps, but that is being rewarded by the enthusiastic response of Seville, who are discovering the opportunities offered by the bike. Has put the icing on the international recognition of the event organization Velocity Sevilla 2011, one of the most important global events on all aspects of bike culture. No doubt a very positive news for the aspirations of the city of Seville, which are in luck by centenera of speakers to welcome the level of Gro Harlem Brundtland (former Norwegian prime minister, famous for coining the term sustainable development ), which held the last Wednesday March 23 inaugural conference "Challenges for the health, environment environment and sustainable development. "