Participating towns and cities

SpainSantander, Spain

Website:
Population:
172.044 inhabitants
Department:
Área de Movilidad
Contact:
César Díaz Maza
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, s/n
39002 Santander
(++34) 942 200 652

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Santander organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Durante la semana de la movilidad se van a realizar las siguientes acciones relacionadas con la temática:

Dias 16-19: Clases de baile en las principales plazas de la ciudad. (Ayuntamiento, Lealtad, Jardines de Pereda y Porticada) impartidas por los centros cívicos de la ciudad.

Dias 16-19: Realización por las tardes de taller de Bici- Escuela y de Bricolaje y Reparación de Bicis. Tendrá lugar en el Parque las Llamas.

Dia 19: Se impartirá un taller de seguridad vial en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Dia 21: Bici Fiesta en el Parque Mesones que se corta a la circulación desde las 10:00 hasta las 13:30 horas. Exposición de coches y bicis electrícas, exhibiciones de patines, Skate y Long Board, y ruta en bici desde Mesones hasta la Magdalena.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Santander 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
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

Santander carries out a Car-Free Day 2014 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:
El dia 21 de septiembre se cierra la calle Manuel García Lago desde las 10:00 hasta las 13:30 horas, por la que circulan vehículos particulares a diario.