Participating towns and cities

SpainArbúcies, Spain

Website:
www.arbucies.cat
Population:
6.500 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Anna Pintu i Soler
Carrer Major, 2
17401 Arbúcies
(++34) 972 86 00 01

Participation 2009

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Arbúcies 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 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
New parking area close to the business area
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
Creation of websites about sustainable mobility and access regulations to city centre

Car-free day Car-free day

Arbúcies 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.