Participating towns and cities

SpainSoria, Spain

Population:
40.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Beatriz Martín Martínez
Plaza Mayor, 9
42071 Soria
(++34) 975 23 41 36

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Soria 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
bicycle renting in green zones
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
Hychain project
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Soria 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.