In L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a new European project called DynamiCity will promote active mobility to help prevent cancer and improve quality of life for patients and survivors, according to Europa Press Barcelona. The project is coordinated by Eurecat, the Catalan technology centre.
The plan focuses on everyday transport choices in Catalonia's second-largest city, where more than 260,000 people live. It looks at how walking, cycling and micromobility can be better built into daily routines, with urban design and transport linked more closely to public health.
DynamiCity will study ways to make active travel easier and more appealing in the city. That includes safer pedestrian routes, more cycle lanes and better use of micromobility options such as electric scooters and shared bikes.
The project is aimed at both cancer prevention for the wider population and better well-being for people living with cancer or recovering from it. It builds on the link between regular physical activity, lower cancer risk and recovery support.
Eurecat's role places the Barcelona metro area in a wider European research effort on urban health and sustainable transport. L'Hospitalet's dense layout and mixed population make it a useful setting for the study, and the findings could help other cities facing similar mobility and health pressures.
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