The Plenary of the Getafe City Council has approved an initiative from Más Madrid Compromiso con Getafe to urge the Community of Madrid to withdraw the obligation to be registered to access the transport pass, a measure they consider exclusionary.
The Getafe City Council, through a motion from Más Madrid Compromiso con Getafe, has approved an institutional declaration in the July Plenary demanding that the Community of Madrid remove the mandatory registration requirement to access the transport pass. The party believes that this measure, promoted by the regional government, hinders access to public transport for thousands of people who live, work, or study in the region but are not registered in the municipality.
“Public transport must be an accessible right for all people, not a privilege subject to a bureaucratic procedure,” stated the spokesperson for Más Madrid in Getafe, Jesús Pérez. The initiative, which passed with votes in favour from the governing team (PSOE and Más Madrid) and abstention from the PP, urges the Community of Madrid to “eliminate any administrative barriers that limit citizens' mobility.”
The controversy arose after the implementation of a regional ordinance that requires registration in the Community of Madrid to apply for the public transport card. Más Madrid denounces that this measure particularly affects students, temporary workers, and vulnerable individuals who do not have a fixed address or who reside in the region without being registered.
“It is an anachronistic and exclusionary decision that penalises those who need public transport the most,” Pérez criticised. The Getafe City Council thus joins other municipalities in the metropolitan south that have expressed their rejection of the regulation, such as Leganés or Fuenlabrada.
In the same Plenary, the party also presented a declaration condemning the genocide of the Palestinian people, demanding an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation. “From Getafe, we do not want to remain silent in the face of the massacre of the civilian population and the systematic violation of human rights,” emphasised the Councillor for Youth and Democratic Memory, Ana García.
Furthermore, the municipal group has denounced the privatisation of youth hostels and shelters in the Community of Madrid. “We defend that these spaces continue to be public, accessible, and at the service of youth, and do not become a new business opportunity for private companies,” García stated. The councillor reminded that the private management of these centres could increase costs and reduce the availability for young people in the region.
Finally, Más Madrid has celebrated the citizen victory in the Los Molinos neighbourhood, where community protests have led the City Council to reverse the planned reduction of parking spaces in the new Civic and Sports Centre. “We are pleased that the neighbourhood's demands have been heard and to be part of a municipal government that dialogues with citizens and is capable of rectifying its decisions,” Pérez noted.
The spokesperson for Más Madrid concluded that the group will continue to promote initiatives that defend the rights of residents and strengthen public services. The next ordinary Plenary is scheduled for September.
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