Participating towns and cities

SpainDurango, Spain

Website:
www.durango-udala.net
Population:
28.697 inhabitants
Department:
21 Agenda
Contact:
Aitor Larrucea
Barrenkalea 17
48200 Durango
(++34) 946 03 00 11

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Durango organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
To foment to walk and to use the bicycle in the city to reduce the effects on the climatic change and the quality of the air.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Durango implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Durango carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Creation of park-and-rides or for modal exchange
New regulations of the traffic and parking
Access restricted to the center of the town of permanent form