CicloRecreoVía

The CicloRecreoVía finds its reason for being in the demand, desire, and need that every inhabitant of the city, regardless of age, has for safe and accessible spaces where he/she can:

• Walk, jog, or run
• Ride a bicycle
• Play sports
• Engage in general physical activity
• Meet new people, talk to friends, and spend time with family
• Play
• Participate in other recreational activities confidently and calmly, thanks to the absence of motorized traffic.

The CicloRecreoVía is intended to compensate for the lack of urban spaces with characteristics that address a wide range of social needs for large quantities of people, and that are free, safe, and easy to access..

Additionally, the CicloRecreoVía is a measure that combats and reverses the increasing and alarming health problems and human relations that are found in cities and that are summarized as:

• Loneliness, stress, and depression
• Obesitiy, and sedentarism
• A high incidence of cardiovasicular disease
• Breakdown of family relationships and relationships between neighbors
• Among children, personailty issues and a lack of capacity for interpersonal relations, in part due to the large amount of time they spend alone watching tv, using a computer, or playing videogames

In Chile (and particularly in Santiago), these problems have been recognized by national and international bodies as serious problems which must be given priority and be addressed if the intent is that the society as a whole will achieve an acceptable quality of life.