Participating towns and cities

SpainBanyoles, Spain

Website:
http://www.banyoles.cat
Population:
20.100 inhabitants
Department:
PARTICIPACIÓ CIUTADANA
Contact:
Xavier Crehuet Niubó
PASSEIG DE LA INDÚSTRIA, 25
17820 Banyoles
(++34) 972570050

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Banyoles 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)
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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution

Car-free day Car-free day

Banyoles carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.