According to Compromís, the initiation of the preliminary public consultation at this time, just two months before the current extension expires, demonstrates a lack of work during these three years of mandate. The political group recalls that Castelló's PMUS is a mandatory document within the General Plan and that the municipal government was fully aware it expired on December 31, 2024.
Despite knowing the expiration date, its update was not initiated, and a one-and-a-half-year extension was opted for, until June 2026. Now, just a few months before this extension ends, the start of the preliminary public consultation has been announced, an initial step that shows the process is late and will hardly be completed within the established deadlines.
“"The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan is late and poorly executed. They knew it expired in December 2024, they didn't lift a finger, they approved a one-and-a-half-year extension, and now, two months before it ends, they begin the procedures after a year of doing nothing."
In this regard, the coalition's spokesperson stated that the Mobility department of Castelló “has accumulated three blank years and has only been prominent for controversies and scandals, instead of working for the citizens of Castelló.”
Furthermore, Compromís criticizes that, while the government has been delaying its elaboration, it has dismantled key elements of the sustainable mobility model in Castelló envisioned in the current PMUS. They recall that the promotion of cycling in Castelló was one of the central axes of the plan and denounce that the ruling party has eliminated bike lanes and weakened infrastructures such as the north-south cycling axis.
For Compromís per Castelló, this situation demonstrates the lack of involvement and planning by the government team in sustainable mobility. The coalition warns that, when the drafting of the new PMUS begins, it will demand the recovery of the eliminated bike lanes and ensure that the future plan does not represent any setback in Castelló's city model.
