Participating towns and cities

SpainLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Website:
http://www.laspalmasgc.es/
Population:
384.000 inhabitants
Department:
Sección de Movilidad y Educación Vial
Contact:
Patricia Conde Martín
Calle Carlos M. Blandy, 51 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
35011
(++34) 686631416

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Circuito educativo de la Movilidad Sostenible – Parque Santa Catalina
Parque de Educación Vial a cargo de la Policía Local – Parque Santa Catalina
Rutas guiadas por los nuevos carriles bici de la ciudad – salidas todas las tardes desde Parque Santa Catalina
Rutas Intermodales con escolares. Bus + Bikes. Bicis y guaguas.
Presentación de la nueva Unidad Ciclista de la Policía Local: grupo policial que patrullará en bicicleta, con especial atención a los nuevos itinerarios ciclistas y el fomento de la convivencia entre los modos de desplazamiento.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
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)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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:
En la presente edición se cerrará una de las principales arterias de la ciudad, la Avenida Marítma, entre la Fuente Luminosa y el Parque Santa Catalina.