Participating towns and cities

SpainBurgos, Spain

Population:
175.821 inhabitants
Department:
Servicio de Movilidad y Transportes
Contact:
José Antonio López Rodríguez
Plaza de España s/n - Bajos del Mercado Norte-09005, Burgos
(++34) 947288800

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Burgos 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)
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)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
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
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
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
Mobility Office
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
Mobility workshops

Car-free day Car-free day

Burgos 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.