Participating towns and cities

SpainSant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain

Website:
www.guixols.cat
Population:
21.945 inhabitants
Department:
Department of sustainability, natural environment and health
Contact:
Pere Bofill Arbusà
c. del Mall, 61
17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols
(++34) 972 32 71 50

Participation 2008

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Sant Feliu de Guíxols 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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Sant Feliu de Guíxols carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.