This was transferred by the environmental mayor, María Hernández, who emphasizes the «success of the campaign» for the Cole I has a fun bike «, launched in September by the Councils of Environment and Education, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of daily trips without using the car.
Students went to their school accompanied by their families, after a dedicated route. The Municipal Council has been forced to expand more parking spaces at the centers to accommodate new finishes
The pilot experience took place exactly a year ago, coinciding with «World Bicycle Day», celebrated every June 3rd and was the starting point of this local and healthy initiative.
Lorca, June 3, 2025. «In a few months, we achieved that hundreds of children went to school using the bicycle and internalized the benefits of using this form of transportation, being able to verify for themselves that it is more environmentally friendly, durable, and healthy and that this, in turn, favors a more environmentally friendly environment,» said the mayor.
Today, June 3, International Bicycle Day is celebrated, precisely on the last day of «Youth of Cole and respect for the environment».
More than 300 students from Lorquino out of a total of five schools in the municipality joined the initiative, which had the pilot experience last year, to give visibility to this active transportation method and contribute to the fight against pollution, especially in urban environments, because for every kilometer of cycling, we stop emitting. In addition, children are becoming less passive in school. «The attached schools were: Virgen de Las Huertas, San José, San Fernando, José Robles, and Alma School.
«The Objective of the Activation of This ‘Bicibus’ Has Been, Fundamentally, to Create Healthy Habits for Everyday Displacements with the SMALLEST OF THE HOUSE, aware to make everyday dislikes in a Sustainable Way. For this – in COLLABORATION WITH the Centers that have wanted to Adhere To the Campaign, Free of Charge and Open, of Course – Students have Taken their bicycles and followed Some Routes Established by the Councils with the Collaboration in some cases with the local council.
Routes (or lines) were established and stops were made where children joined to go to school. In addition, the local council presented them with a vest and bracelets to make them more visible and with bells to be well equipped.
«In many cases, in the end, students assumed it as a daily habit, which was our goal, with the advantages that this contributes both to the health of children, as well as to the treatment and reduction of pollution in the city. In addition, it was possible to verify how the parking at these schools was limited and many have been expanded by the council».