The Grand Mobility Pact for Tenerife will be drafted by representatives from the University of La Laguna (ULL), professional organisations, business sectors, political parties, and delegates from the 31 municipalities of Tenerife, “to ensure a broad, pluralistic, and consensus-driven approach.” This “participative working group” was established on Monday, as announced by the Tenerife Cabildo in a press release following the Seventh Mobility Meeting.

The island institution noted that the Grand Mobility Pact “will set the course towards a more sustainable, efficient, and consensual transport model for the Island,” and that the working group created this Monday represents “a participative space that will be key in the formulation of the future Mobility Pact.”

Roads and Mobility

Prior to the meeting, in statements to the media, the island’s Councillor for Mobility, Eulalia García, explained that a commission for roads and another for mobility will also be established. The former will analyse the execution of works while the latter will focus on managing natural spaces, such as Anaga. She also advocated for intensified police checks in areas like Masca and Teide to prevent parking on roads and other violations. “If people do not comply, we will need to be increasingly restrictive,” she warned.

García reported that the meeting would address current initiatives such as the protocol for trains. “This is an essential measure that contributes to making mobility more sustainable and particularly enhances collective transport,” she expressed. The councillor considered the protocol to be “a small but significant step,” although she acknowledged that “the only instrument that guarantees funding is the signing of an agreement.”

Social Agents

Alongside Eulalia García, the meeting was attended by the president of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila; the vice president and Tourism Councillor, Lope Afonso; the Councillor for Roads, Dámaso Arteaga; and the Deputy Councillor for Infrastructure of the Canarian Government, Francis González, as well as representatives from the business sector; key social agents, and “other stakeholders whose support and collaboration are essential, such as the Civil Guard and representatives of professional organisations.”

“Mobility is today the great challenge for Tenerife,” Dávila stated. “With this team, we are embarking on a journey that will allow us to collaboratively forge a significant agreement for sustainable mobility. We want this to be a historic agreement, born of consensus, that provides real solutions to the daily congestion experienced by thousands of residents, while protecting our territory and reducing emissions,” she declared. “Moreover, this process will be based on the Insular Plan for Sustainable Mobility of Tenerife, a solid and forward-looking strategy that will establish the roadmap for the coming years,” she indicated.

Support

According to data provided by the Tenerife Cabildo in the press release following the meeting, various matters received the backing of those present, including the Insular Plan for Sustainable Mobility of Tenerife (Pimsit), the signing of the railway protocol, the staggered scheduling at ULL, and the improvement of public transport and mobility in Masca and Anaga.

Specifically, the Insular Plan for Sustainable Mobility of Tenerife (Pimsit) is set to be approved in its initial phase shortly at the Government Council. “This represents the largest mobility strategy in the history of the Island, with an investment exceeding 5 billion euros between 2025 and 2035,” the Cabildo stated on Monday. The plan includes major road infrastructures (such as lane expansions on the TF-1 and TF-5), the reorganisation of public transport, the incorporation of the Northern and Southern railway corridors, and the implementation of intelligent Bus-VAO lanes. After a 45-day public consultation period, final approval is expected to coincide with the strategic environmental declaration.

Railway Projects

The president of the Cabildo reported an historic milestone achieved with the signing of the protocol that will advance the Southern Train project for Tenerife. “In this regard, priority will be given to the San Isidro–Adeje corridor, with an investment of 950 million euros, an extension of 28 kilometres, and an estimated daily demand of 65,000 users,” she added. The journey between the two points will reduce the travel time to 15 minutes, connecting strategic nodes such as Tenerife South Airport, the port of Los Cristianos, Las Chafiras, and El Mojón Hospital, thereby avoiding up to 800,000 daily car trips.

The Cabildo announced that maintenance and conservation work has been tendered for the 2,251 bus stops on the Island, with an investment of 3.7 million euros, covering cleaning, periodic inspections, replacement of shelters, and replenishment of elements. Additionally, an extension of demand-responsive transport to five new areas has been approved (Tacoronte-El Sauzal, Santa Úrsula-La Victoria-La Matanza, Los Silos-El Tanque-Garachico-Icod, La Guancha-San Juan de la Rambla, and Güímar-Arafo), although the tender is currently suspended pending appeals.