Participating towns and cities

SpainTorrent, Spain

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Population:
86.558 inhabitants
Department:
Movilidad y Transporte
Contact:
Encarna Muñoz Cano
c/ Ramón y Cajal nº 1
46900 Torrent
(++34) 96-111-11-11

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Torrent organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Torrent 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
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)
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
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Torrent carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.