also grown, with bus commuting up by 18.4 percent. The Census captures, for the first time, the emergence of personal light electric vehicles such as electric scooters, marking the beginning of a new chapter in micro-mobility. Together, these changes signal a strong and accelerating movement toward sustainable transport across the community. Residents are choosing greener, healthier, and more efficient ways to move, reshaping Gibraltar’ s mobility landscape in the process. The full article and complete breakdown of the Census findings will be available in the Spring edition of OTWO Magazine. |
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INSIDE OTWO | JANUARY 2026 |
Cortes ha desempeñado un papel clave en la elaboración de la estrategia gracias a su cargo como presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de los Territorios de Ultramar del Reino Unido. Otros temas tratados fueron las prácticas pesqueras sostenibles, como la gestión de las poblaciones de atún, así como las medidas medioambientales cotidianas que Gibraltar promueve para fomentar un comportamiento responsable, entre ellas la obligación de que las personas que pasean a sus perros lleven consigo materiales de limpieza. Cortes calificó la reunión de amistosa y productiva, y destacó la larga relación profesional entre ambos ministros. El ministro Cortes estuvo acompañado por el representante de Gibraltar en el Reino Unido, Jonathan Scott, y Nadia Murphy, del Departamento de Medio Ambiente. Ambas partes reafirmaron su compromiso de seguir cooperando en materia de protección del medio ambiente, acción climática y conservación de la biodiversidad. |
New Census Shows Gibraltar Shifting Rapidly Toward Green Transport Gibraltar is undergoing a remarkable shift in how its residents travel to work, with the latest 2022 Census data showing a clear move toward more sustainable and active modes of commuting. Walking has become the dominant way of getting to work, with nearly half of all employed residents, 48.5 percent, now travelling on foot. This marks a major rise from 2012 and reflects both Gibraltar’ s compact layout and a growing cultural shift toward healthier, low-impact transport. Car use, once the backbone of local commuting, has fallen dramatically. The number of people driving to work has dropped by 24.2 percent over the past decade, bringing car commuters down to just 15.7 percent of the total. Motorcycle use remains steady, continuing to serve as a popular alternative, particularly for residents living farther from their workplaces. Cycling, while still less common overall, has seen a significant rise of 79 percent, supported by expanding infrastructure and increased awareness of its benefits. Public transport use has |
El nuevo censo muestra que Gibraltar está cambiando rápidamente hacia el transporte ecológico Gibraltar está experimentando un cambio notable en la forma en que sus residentes se desplazan al trabajo, y los últimos datos del censo de 2022 muestran una clara tendencia hacia |