Accesibilidad y conectividad de las vías verdes de la serranía suroeste sevillana

Abstract

In the last decades, the reconversion of the old disused railway infrastructures in greenways has spread throughout the State in general and in particular the Andalusian Community. In regions such as the Mountains Southwest of Seville, the gradual adaptation of this type of infrastructures has been undertaken. Currently, part of the greenways of La Sierra and La Campiña (both bi-provincial) run through its territory, and initial work has been undertaken to adapt the La Cal Greenway (in this case strictly sevillian). The existence of several greenways makes its analysis appropriate in a territory that approaches 100,000 inhabitants, distributed among eight municipalities, despite the fact that these itineraries, due to their characteristics, generally exceed the size of a region. This work quantifies, based on the location of the main road accesses within the region, the number of residents in cores that are located less than 5, 10 and 15 minutes from them by means of the displacement of users in a private vehicle. Likewise, the possible interconnection of these infrastructures will be addressed from different supports (rural roads, livestock trails, secondary roads ...), especially as stated in the Andalusian Bicycle Plan. The in-depth study of these greenways will allow knowing the possible existing connections and some of the improvements that should be undertaken. The characteristics of these infrastructures make their connection difficult, although the creation of connection routes that allow the creation of a network should be addressed. This need reaches greater meaning in rural areas, as is the case of this regional territory, where the appearance of these routes represents an important asset for the promotion of sustainable mobility and the promotion of bicycle tourism as an emerging economic activity.