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The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Cycle lanes scrapped in south-east Spain as council takes pro-car stance

Council workers start to remove a second cycle lane in  Elche.
Council workers start to remove a second cycle lane in Elche. Photograph: Alicante Plaza

Protesters in the Spanish town of Elche have tried to prevent council workers from eliminating a cycle lane.

The recently elected local government in the Alicante region of south-east Spain, a coalition between the centre-right People’s party and the far-right Vox, has adopted a populist, pro-car policy.

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