Participating towns and cities

SpainBurgos, Spain

Website:
www.aytoburgos.es
Population:
175.821 inhabitants
Department:
Servicio de Movilidad y Transportes
Contact:
José Antonio López Rodríguez
Plaza de España s/n - Bajos del Mercado Norte-09005, Burgos
(++34) 947288800

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Burgos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Burgos 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
Bicicletas en aparcamientos públicos para su uso por los clientes del parking y usuarios del automóvil, con la finalidad de promover la intermodalidad y otros modos de transportes en la ciudad
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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Calmado de tráfico en pasos peatonales
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Burgos carries out a Car-Free Day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.