Barcelona Metropolitan Area bikesharing scheme to launch in 2023
AMBici will have 2,600 electric bicycles at 236 stations including 7 transfer points with city's Bicing system
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Cities near Barcelona grow poorer as wealthy move to smaller towns, study finds
Mataró, Terrassa, Granollers, and Sabadell lose higher-income residents to neighboring towns
Barcelona area beaches to stay open for Sant Joan festivities
Safety measures proposed in Catalan capital but nearby Castelldefels, Gavà and Viladecans set to close
Number of public transport passengers in Barcelona halves in 2020
Metropolitan area registers 565 million rides, a 47% year-on-year drop
Allowing mobility within whole Barcelona metropolitan area at weekend considered
Shopping centers and ski resorts reopen, as cultural and religious venues see restrictions loosened
Health authorities warn of 'critical days' in attempt to curb virus spread
Outbreaks in Barcelona of particular concern as public asked to play their part
Lleida mayor says 'key' week ahead as growth in new coronavirus cases slows
Cases up 20.4% on last Tuesday, lowest increase in a week
Barcelona reduces beach capacity by 15% to lower risk of infection
Council decides against bigger reduction in order to prevent "exodus" to out-of-town beaches
Catalonia officially asks that Barcelona and Lleida move to lockdown easing Phase 2
Tarragona, Ebre region and western Pyrenees requested to begin final step of de-escalation on June 8
Mayor calls for Barcelona metropolitan area merger decision
Catalonia will propose to Spain that Greater Barcelona's three health regions merge from June 1 to allow travel in and out of the city
Barcelona and metro area to progress to 'Phase 0.5' with partial lockdown loosening
Girona, Lleida, and Central Catalonia to pass to Phase 1 of de-escalation plan
Metro connection with Barcelona El Prat Airport begins trials towards full operation by February 2016
Barcelona’s main airport should be finally connected by underground railway by February 2016, after years of accumulated delays due to the economic crisis. Works in the stretch of the Line 9 that will connect Barcelona El Prat Airport with the rest of the metro network were completed months ago and now trains have started to circulate to run functioning trials. According to the announced schedule, passengers should be able to use this service as of February 2016, in time for the Mobile World Congress, which is the main event of the mobile phone industry at world level, which takes place each year in Barcelona. The Catalan Minister for Territory and Sustainability, Santi Vila, also announced that passengers travelling to and from the airport by metro will have an additional fee on top of the regular underground tariff. However the fee’s amount has not been announced yet.
Catalonia to fight climate change by reducing public transportation prices on polluted days
40 municipalities in Barcelona's Metropolitan Area, are to half the price of public transport during incidents of high air pollution. This is part of a Catalan Government plan for the improvement of air quality with the goal to fight climate change, affecting 4.3 million people. The main objective of the plan is to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and of particle matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10). The plan also includes the promotion of rail travel and increasing highway tolls and the fares of municipal parking within these areas by 25% on polluted days. In addition, there will be tax breaks for those industries achieving lower emissions. The measures are aimed at the mobility of people and goods, industrial activity, and citizens’ habits.