Cycling in Madrid shared-use paths. The most important shared-use path is Madrid Río, a park located in the banks of the Manzanares River and opened in 2011. Car-shared lanes and streets (in Spanish: ciclocalle o ciclovía) are very frecuent in Madrid. They are marked with the drawing of a bicycle on the pavement, and they are speed limited to 30 km/h. In Madrid, there are many bike sidewalk paths (in Spanish: acera-bici). Some are located in O'Donnell Street or Serrano Street. Greenways (in Spanish: pista-bici) are independent cycle routes, for example the Royal Route GR-124. BiciMAD is a public service of bicycle-sharing. It
Centro (Madrid) Centro (Madrid) Centro is the central district of the city of Madrid, Spain. It is approximately 5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi) in size. It has a population of 149,718 people and a population density of 28,587/km² (74,040/sq mi). The Centro district of Madrid is the oldest section of the city. Evidence of a stable settlement dates back to Spain's Muslim period. In the second half of the 9th century, the emir of Córdoba, Muhammad I (852–886), built a fortress on a promontory beside the river, the modern-day location of the Royal Palace. Its purpose was to watch the passes of