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For many years we have been receiving good news from Spain on successful cycling advocacy and increments of the use of bicycles in many of the main Spanish cities. Barcelona, Seville, Zaragoza or Vitoria have been working hard to bring more cyclists to the streets and to reduce the use of the car. Furthermore, many Spanish cities have invested on car-free areas with an enormous social and economic impact for their citizens and the capital Madrid wants to catch up with the rest of the country and even surpass it.

It is the time of Madrid!

Only a few years after the successful implementation of an e-bike sharing scheme "BiciMAD", the local government has announced the creation of 8 cycling itineraries to connect key areas of the city and existing infrastructure by increasing the km of cycle paths, reducing speed on some streets and connecting existing infrastructure.

ConBici, the Spanish cycling users’ organization and its local branch ´Pedalibre´, welcome the City Council investment on cycling and request to count on the cycling organization’s opinion and expertise. Madrid could become a cycling friendly city if the plans of the City Council succeed.

"ConBici is launching a manual on how a cycling city should looks like and with recommendations to the Spanish local authorities on how to implement cycling measures, infrastructure, etc." Manolo Martin, Director of ConBici said. 

ConBici is a member of ECF and part of the ´Mesa Española de la Bicicleta´ the Spanish roundtable on cycling where industry, professional cyclists, users, etc. are working together to bring cycling into the political agenda.

• Initial investment (first phase): 8 million €
• Km of cycle paths: 30km
• Population of Madrid: 3 million inhabitants.