Valencian Association for Public Transport

The Valencian Association for Public Transport (Associació Valenciana pel Transport Públic, AVPTP) is a civil-society organisation based in the Valencian Community, Spain, that campaigns for improved public transport. It describes the territory it covers as having 5 million inhabitants, 542 municipalities, more than 230 million annual passengers, over 100 transport lines, more than 700 km of rail network and more than 2,300 km of road network, served by walking, bicycle, bus, tram, metro and train. The association's public-facing work centres on a set of fundamental demands addressed to public bodies with the relevant competences. Its first demand is a state financing law for public transport, arguing that public transport must be guaranteed through regulated funding and that the State should allocate money according to the population of each territory. It notes that Spain is the only European country without a state law on public transport financing, which it says makes funding unequal, irregular and unpredictable. A second demand is that mass, everyday public transport be prioritised over long-distance services, because daily commuting to work or study depends on it. The association cites the neglect of the Rodalia (commuter rail) service in the Valencia and Castelló cores, saying passenger numbers there fell by 36% over thirteen years, while noting that the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 caused a significant fall in passengers not taken into account in that calculation, based on Renfe Viajeros annual activity reports. A third demand is a single payment system, unifying supports, tickets and fares across all public transport companies to achieve real and effective intermodality and fare integration. The association also observes that the Generalitat currently coordinates a system. The AVPTP operates as an advocacy and watchdog organisation rather than as a transport operator; it does not sell tickets or run services. Its audience includes citizens, public administrations and transport operators such as Renfe and Adif, which it names in its campaigning. Its website, avptp.org, is the main channel for its claims, data and demands.

The Valencian Association for Public Transport (Associació Valenciana pel Transport Públic, AVPTP) is a civil-society organisation based in the Valencian Community, Spain. It campaigns for improved public transport in the region and presents itself as a voice for users and citizens rather than as an operator. Its public materials describe the territory it covers as having 5 million inhabitants, 542 municipalities, more than 230 million annual passengers, over 100 transport lines, more than 700 km of rail network and more than 2,300 km of road network, with modes including walking, bicycle, bus, tram, metro and train. The association's work is organised around a set of fundamental demands addressed to the public bodies with the relevant competences. Its first demand is a state financing law for public transport, arguing that public transport must be guaranteed through regulated funding and that the State should allocate the necessary money according to the population of each territory. It states that Spain is the only European country without a state law on public transport financing, which it says makes funding unequal, irregular and unpredictable. A second demand is that mass, everyday public transport be prioritised over long-distance services, because daily travel to work or study depends on it. The association cites the abandonment and neglect of the Rodalia (commuter rail) service in the Valencia and Castelló cores, saying passenger numbers there fell by 36% over thirteen years, while noting that the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 caused a significant fall in passengers that was not taken into account in that calculation, based on Renfe Viajeros annual activity reports. A third demand is a single payment system, unifying supports, tickets and fares across all public transport companies to achieve real and effective intermodality and fare integration. The association also observes that the Generalitat currently coordinates a system. The AVPTP names public institutions and operators such as Renfe and Adif in its campaigning, and its website, avptp.org, is the main channel for its claims, data and demands.

Civil-society advocacy organisation campaigning for regulated public transport funding, prioritisation of everyday mass transit, and integrated fares in the Valencian Community.

1. 1Associació Valenciana pel Transport Públicavptp.org
2. 2Valencian Association for Public Transportwikidata.org