Participating towns and cities

SpainLa Palma, Spain

Website:
www.cabildodelapalma.es/portal/principal.jsp?codresi=1
Population:
80.000 inhabitants
Department:
Vicepresidencia
Contact:
Carlos Javier Cabrera
Avda. Martíma,3
38700 S/C de La Palma
(++34) 922423150
La Palma already registered 1x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2014

Participation 2014

Permanent measures Permanent measures

La Palma 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)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
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

La Palma 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 día 22 se llevará a cabo la Celebración de "La ciudad, sin mi coche" y desde la Consejería de Transportes del Cabildo Insular de La Palma, en colaboración con Transporte Insular, será el transporte público -guaguas- gratuitas para todos.