Participating towns and cities

SpainGetxo, Spain

Website:
Population:
80.365 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Josu Ateka
C/ Fueros, 8
48992 Getxo
(++34) 944 66 01 91

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Getxo organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Getxo 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
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Paviment enlargement
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Getxo carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.