Participating towns and cities

SpainPonferrada, Spain

Website:
www.ponferrada.org
Population:
68.530 inhabitants
Department:
Environment and Transport
Contact:
Francisco Mario Jordán
Plaza Del Ayuntamiento, 1
24401 Ponferrada
(++34) 987 446 707

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Ponferrada organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

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

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
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
Use of clean vehicles

Car-free day Car-free day

Ponferrada carries out a Car-Free Day 2016 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.