The Alcobendas City Council has begun marking quick rotation parking spaces next to pharmacies, with a limit of between 10 and 15 minutes, to facilitate urgent medication collection.
The Alcobendas City Council has started to enable quick rotation parking spaces in the vicinity of the municipality's pharmacies. The measure, which establishes a maximum parking time of between 10 and 15 minutes, aims to facilitate the urgent purchase of medications, especially for elderly people or those with reduced mobility.
The initiative responds to a motion presented by Más Madrid Alcobendas and approved at the municipal Plenary in April 2025. According to the opposition party, the implementation of these spaces comes after a year of delay by the local government, which announced the push for the measure shortly after its approval without attributing authorship to the registered motion.
Due to the lack of signage, budget, and schedule in the following months, Más Madrid was forced to publicly demand compliance with the agreement nine months after its approval. Finally, the City Council has begun to install the corresponding signage, although the opposition criticizes the delay.
The Más Madrid councillor, Mariano Cañas, stated that despite the year of delay they attribute to the municipal government, they consider it positive that the measure is becoming a reality for the municipality. The opposition group highlights that this action reflects their work in the City Council and affirms that they will continue to monitor the local executive to ensure compliance with plenary agreements.
The measure affects all pharmacies in the municipality, although the exact number of enabled spaces and the complete implementation schedule have not yet been specified. It is expected that in the coming weeks, the signage will be completed in all pharmaceutical areas of Alcobendas.
The City Council has not officially commented on Más Madrid's criticisms, but municipal sources confirmed that the initiative is underway and that pharmacies with higher public traffic will be prioritized. The measure aims to reduce double parking and facilitate access to medications, especially during peak demand hours.
For the residents of Alcobendas, the availability of these spaces is a relief, especially for those who need to pick up prescriptions urgently or have mobility difficulties. The initiative is part of a broader sustainable mobility plan that the City Council is developing.
Más Madrid has announced that it will remain vigilant to ensure that the local government meets deadlines and extends the measure to all pharmacies in the municipality. The party reminds that the approved motion included a prior study of the needs of each area, something that, according to them, has not yet been carried out.
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