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 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
Spain list, 2008