Carrying out a Car-Free Day event by closing one or more streets to traffic, and opening it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. This should preferably happen on 22 September to mark your town or city as part of World Car-Free Day.
Implementing one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.
Permanent measures implemented this year:
New or improved bicycle facilities
- 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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
- Reduction of outside parking zones
- New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
- Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
- Lowering of pavements
- Enlargement of pavements
- Launch of accessibility plans
Freight distribution
- New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
- Adoption of workplace travel plans
- Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
- Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
- Permanent access restriction to city centres
Spain list, 2008