Urban and interurban mobility, green corridor definitions and strategies of intervention

Abstract

The Spanish Mediterranean territorial model has moved towards a phenomenon known in urban planning as “urban sprawl”, which is characterised by having detached houses in residential areas and the segregation of land use. The model called transit-oriented development consists of raising urban development projects linked to existing stations of public transportation. One of the main consequences of low-density urban development is excessive dependence on private cars. Public urban transportation complements transportation by bike or foot. It is necessary to reinforce the frequency of these services in order for them to become a real alternative to cars, especially in times of the day with major mobility demands. Urban bus services must follow a route that covers both urban corridors, thus generating synergies between different sustainable transportation modes. According to the Study of Traffic and Mobility of the city’s General Plan of Urban Arrangement, the majority of transportation is conducted by car, with a 66.7% percentage rate.