Participating towns and cities

SpainFigueres, Spain

Website:
Figueres
Population:
47.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environtment
Contact:
Xavier Turró Ventura
Avinguda Salvador Dalí, 107
17600 FIGUERES. SPAIN Figueres
(++34) 617711045

Participation 2009

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Figueres 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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas

Car-free day Car-free day

Figueres 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.