The Monitoring Commission of the Joint Service Area (APC) for Taxis, comprising the Granada City Council and the Gremial del Taxi, has greenlit the accession of Albolote, Alfacar, Alhendín, Atarfe, Cúllar Vega, Las Gabias, Monachil, Otura, Pinos Genil, and Víznar. These municipalities join the existing 12 in the area, including towns like Cenes de la Vega, Huétor Vega, Cájar, La Zubia, Ogíjares, Armilla, Churriana de la Vega, Vegas del Genil, Maracena, Peligros, Pulianas, and Jun.
Mayor Marifrán Carazo highlighted that this expansion aims for "more efficient and coordinated" metropolitan mobility, improving connections between the capital and its surroundings. According to the mayor, taxis are consolidating as a "key piece" in the integrated public transport structure, positioning Granada as a "benchmark" in supramunicipal taxi coordination.
The incorporation of these municipalities, which will be presented to the next Mobility Information Commission before its plenary debate, will be formalized through accession agreements after administrative procedures and authorization from the Regional Government of Andalusia. This action seeks to strengthen shared mobility and the taxi service's response capacity.
Concurrently, procedures have begun to update taxi fares. The proposal, to be submitted to the Local Government Board and subsequently to the Regional Government of Andalusia, includes an average revision of 8.5% after three years without changes. This adjustment addresses the rise in operating costs, particularly for fuel, maintenance, and insurance, which have increased by approximately 30%.
The taxi sector argues that expanding the Joint Service Area could lead to more empty trips and increased fuel consumption, in addition to requiring specific regulations for new destinations like the Correctional Center or Sierra Nevada.
