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The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, and the councilman of Social Welfare, Juan Carrion, have reported the onset of joint actions for the development of a Municipal Accessibility Plan to improve the accessibility of spaces, buildings and our local municipality, to achieve greater personal autonomy of the disabled in accordance with the principles of accessibility, integration and standardization.
Therefore, the local administration is marked as a priority within this year, working in coordination with all actors involved in the development of a Municipal Accessibility Plan to provide adequate solutions to the particularities of the housing and urban settings of the municipality , capable of achieving the above objectives.
Here are some of the main objectives pursued both public administration and from the various associations and nonprofit entities working in the field of disability, as noted by the mayor.
The removal of architectural barriers, the design of a city without barriers, and the involvement of citizens in the planning and implementation of actions in terms of accessibility as active and knowledgeable about social reality, as noted Carrion Tudela is fundamental in the design and implementation of integrated actions that facilitate the accessibility, integration and normalization of people with disabilities. "
In this sense, the mayor announced that he will proceed to update the member countries of the Municipal Accessibility Committee, opening the opportunity to participate in newly created entities within its objectives, working in the field of accessibility and the convening of this body for the establishment of functioning lines and lines of action for the development of Municipal Accessibility Plan.
For its part, the mayor was pleased to comply with one of the objectives for this legislature to work for sustainable mobility, accessible and creating spaces for pedestrian priority.
He recalled major actions taken to improve accessibility for pedestrians within the town and remove architectural barriers as the works of the Plaza de la Balsa Vieja, works in schools, city streets and municipal buildings, including .
In addition, he announced that we are studying the possibility of pedestrianise the center of town, the Plaza of the Constitution, and that adaptation works on Avenida de la Rambla de La Santa and the roundabout at the Kabuki, and Alternative West, Totana have other access to the municipality.
With all this, Martínez Andreo said that these works will give an overview of the significant investments made during these three years in terms of accessibility, which amounts to the amount of more than 2,200,000 euros.
On the other hand, reported that once approved the Accessibility Plan, the budget provides an annual budget line for this type of action.
Schedule for the preparation of the Plan
For the preparation of this Plan has established a schedule to be distributed in stages.
The act of incorporation of the Accessibility Committee, which will be involved all municipal departments, political parties and social groups in the locality of the area of disability (MIFITO, INTEGRA, ADITO YD, GENES), will be held on June 2.
The development of the first phase will involve the collection of information to know which buildings, public spaces and public transport issues should act as the criteria for this priority through the collection of opinions, suggestions and input from neighbors and citizenship.
To this end, interested citizens can bring their suggestions to the relevant documentation (photos, drawings, texts, etc) at the premises of the Department of Citizen Participation (Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 13.30 and Monday to Thursday from 17.30 to 21.30) or contact through the website: www.participacionciudadana.totana.es
The second phase of this Plan, which will run from June until September, consist of the study and needs analysis and diagnosis of the situation, and the third phase, to be held in October, will consist of design and implementation of actions as well as programming the accessibility plan.
After finishing the field work, propose actions to be carried out to make accessible spaces, buildings and transport by acting on the breaches found, and the month of November this year is expected to approve this Plan.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Fotos: Totana.com
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