A disc for skateboarders will be installed in the heart of Madrid on the occasion of European Mobility Week (SEM2024). This is just one of the many activities that have been organized during these seven days to remember the importance of sustainable travel..
This year, the SEM2024 program puts the focus on shared public spacewhich, in addition to promoting road safety, reduces noise and air pollution. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, it also “favors social equity and improves citizens’ quality of life.”
Outdoor Exercise on Wheels
On Sunday, September 22, skating lovers have an appointment in Cibeles: they are invited to dance to the best songs of the seventies and eighties on skates, and in an emblematic environment of the capital: the Paseo del Prado.
Children can also join the party: from 11 am to 3:30 pm, there will be monitors who will give free lessons to people of all ages and levels to skate without fear, as well as exhibitions led by professional skaters. At 4:00 pm will begin the disco session, which will be complemented by the Cubo Gym: a container that will be transformed into a portable gym where you can exercise to the rhythm of the latest hits.
Sustainable routes through Madrid
Also on Sunday will be organized walking tours through some of the most touristic areas of Madrid, such as the Paisaje de la Luz, which will be used to show how the passage of time has affected the flora of the enclave.
There will also be a bicycle route from the Dehesa de la Villa Environmental Education Center to the Paseo del Prado, which will begin at 11:00 am and end at 1:00 pm.
Road safety education for children
Throughout the weekend, children will be able to sign up for road safety circuits. On Friday, September 20, Madrid Calle 3o will present its children’s circuit in front of the Reina Sofia Museum from 18:00 to 21:00. On Sunday 22, during the Mobility Festival, a gymkhana with lanes, obstacles and traffic signs will be installed for the little ones to learn basic traffic rules.
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