"Unsustainable" traffic in Mallorca
Traffic congestion was an issue that prompted the government's sustainability pact
In 2023, according to the Council of Mallorca's mobility department, vehicles on the island's roads travelled 8.67 billion kilometres, a figure that is expected to increase three to four per cent each year. The average daily traffic intensity in Mallorca in 2023 was 13,767. But this is a figure which varies greatly depending on the road. On the Via Cintura in Palma, for instance, it is 186,000 vehicles, while on secondary roads in the interior it is 700-800 vehicles per day.
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tranq tranquerThank you for your very informative comment on the Railway situation in Mallorca. I am a supporter of railways. I hope that they will get a round the Island network into use, very soon. Perhaps if Tourists and Residents can travel on this network. Less cars will be on the roads.
Stan The ManThey stopped Stan because the EU pulled the funds. Back in the sixties Mallorca had a Beeching moment. The island had an old but comprehensive rail network but along came a perfect storm. As tourism increased and spread wealth private cars became affordable and lorries and coaches likewise were more adaptable for commercial transport . So the railways died from lack of use and investment, lines were closed, the land sold off - some to build the airport - and the rail network was left as a shadow of its former self. Had it survived ten more years its benefits for tourism would have become apparent but that is an if only in a long line of if onlys. Now there is new energy towards finishing the line to Arta and creating a new one from Sa Pobla to Alcudia. Once more we wait .
Stan The ManAny journey within Palma can be done on foot, by bike or public transport (with the exception or elderly/disabled people etc). But there are too many lazy and selfish people around unfortunately.
Zoltan TeglasTotally correct !!! Why don't people use the free Bus Service, which needs urgent improvement. Why do they start to lay train tracks. E.g. Manacor to Arta, Sa Pobla to Alcudia. Arta to Alcudia. Then stop all the installations. Blaming lack of funds. There are also too many vehicles in such a small Island. Fields full of Hire Cars Lack of Taxis in Towns etc. Perhaps Congestion Charging needs to be introduced for Palma , Manacor, and on all Motorways and the Cintura. Reducing the amount of traffic needs to be a Priority.
A new pay-per-kilometer tax inbound for anyone with a car, or what? That will help.
No talk of improving public transport of course. No new train lines.
Can't blame the TOURIST´S for that Now !