Great news for bike users in Del Valle neighborhood, this bike lane is finally refurbished and in perfect conditions to use.
The Ministry of mobility (Semovi) get to know the conclusion of maintenance in Adolfo Prieto bikeway and Patricio Sanz bike lane located in del valle neighborhood, Benito Juarez city hall.
With these sections, the aim is a greater cycling infrastructure for citizenship, making safer and faster bike journeys in Mexico City.
Besides, the rehabilitation of del valle neighborhood, is part of the urban mitigation measures executed by a property development.
What was about the improvement of bikeway in del valle neighborhood?
In total, refurbished 2.2 linear km in Adolfo Prieto bikeway. While works in Patricio Sanz bike lane were to consolidate 2 thousand meters from Beistegui street to Eje 7 Sur Felix Cuevas.
Both sections have horizontal signage such as bike road marking and traffic control devices, like road studs and flexible posts.
Integrated connectivity and mobility
It is well known that some of the main aims of a bike path is the interconnection. This interconnection refers to sites of interest and useful for society, from museums and parks to hospitals. Likewise, must ease the commute or move to other means of public transport. In this way, this bikeway in del valle neighborhood and the bike lane comply with these functions.
In one hand, connect trolley-bike eje 7 sur, the Miguel Laurent cycle lane and Pilares cycle lane.
Also, the cycle lane users of Adolfo Prieto will connect their tours with transports of Integrated Mobility network (MI) as the line 12 of Collective Transport System (STC) metro, the line 3 of trolleybus system of electric transport service and some stations of the public bike system, ECOBICI.
And, like that comply with the most important goals of existent cycling infrastructure in CDMX.
The importance of interconnected and integrated systems
The key of integrated mobility is to integrate in a single scheme the different means of public transport. For example, metro, metrobus, trolleybus, cable car, light rail and bike rental system through the EcoBici system.
The pay of fare in all these transports can be using a single method, that it isn’t other but the card of Integrated mobility (MI).
However, to ease the payment of fare isn’t the only purpose of these transports, due when interconnected, ease the life of user.
How? The answer is easy, most part of solution is in bikeways. Due by using them can interconnect with other bike lanes that also connect with other of the already mentioned transports. Thus, user can save time between one journey and another.
