In a continuing effort to promote sustainable mobility and expand options for cyclists, Barcelona has just inaugurated two new stretches of bike lane on Mallorca Street.
This development represents a significant step in the expansion of the city’s cycling network and provides a vital connection between several neighborhoods, as well as crucial links to other major cycling routes.
The new bike lane extension runs from Sicilia street to Rocafort street and another section that connects with Roma avenue, thus allowing links to key points such as Sants station, Rocafort and Nicaragua.
In total, a cycling corridor covering more than five kilometers has been established as a sustainable and efficient transportation option.
A major boost for sustainable mobility on Mallorca Street
This new bike lane seeks not only to improve connectivity, but also to ensure the safety of cyclists. Both sections are one-way and have been laid out on the mountain side of Mallorca Street, leaving space for a bus lane and two lanes of traffic in the direction of Llobregat.
Safety has also been strengthened with the implementation of inverted U-shaped parking spaces specifically designed for bicycles and the presence of fixed barriers that clearly delimit the cycling lane.
These efforts seek to encourage more people to opt for sustainable mobility and contribute to reducing congestion and emissions in the city.
Welcome to the megacorridor by cyclists
The inauguration of this mega cycling corridor has been enthusiastically received by the growing cycling community in Barcelona.
More and more residents are opting for more sustainable forms of transportation and this expansion of the cycling network responds to their demand.
This project is in addition to other recent improvements to the city’s cycling network. In addition to the creation of these two sections in Mallorca street, improvements have been implemented in the bike lane between Cartagena and Sicilia streets, and a new section has been added in Santa Fe de Nou Mèxic street, between Doctor Fleming and Ganduxer streets.
More than five kilometers of bike lanes Mallorca
Funded by European Next Generation Funds, this project is part of Barcelona’s ongoing initiative to promote sustainable mobility. In addition, improvements have been made to the existing bike lane section between Cartagena and Sicilia, further consolidating the city’s cycling network.
In addition to these advances, a new section of bike lane has been implemented on Santa Fe de Nou Mèxic street, between Doctor Fleming and Ganduxer, in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. This one-way lane in the direction of Besòs continues to strengthen Barcelona’s cycling infrastructure.
