Participating towns and cities

SpainSoria, Spain

Website:
www.ayto-soria.org
Population:
40.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Beatriz Martín Martínez
Plaza Mayor, 9
42071 Soria
(++34) 975 23 41 36

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Soria organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Soria 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)
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 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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
The development of accessible transport services for all
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Soria 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.