Participating towns and cities

SpainPalma, Spain

Population:
415.940 inhabitants
Department:
Mobilitat
Contact:
Josa Arola
Av. Sant Ferran, 24, 2on
07013 Palma
(++34) 971225522 Ext. 2432

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Palma organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The practice is called "Cycling to work", inviting people to park their car in the parking public free of charge and in return we will provide a bicycle to get around. They have booked more than 300 bicycles.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Palma 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
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)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Palma 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.