Participating towns and cities

SpainVillaquilambre, Spain

Website:
www.villaquilambre.es
Population:
18.023 inhabitants
Department:
Administration
Contact:
Manuel García
Plaza Constitución, S/N
24193 Villaquilambre. León
(++34) 987 28 72 01
Villaquilambre already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2014 2012 2011

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
The international mobility week, is organizing the 17th foresees any citizen who comes to your work or studies bike participate in the draw of an electric bike. And the September 22 public transport will be free to all citizens of the municipality.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Villaquilambre 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
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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas

Car-free day Car-free day

Villaquilambre 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:
none.