Participating towns and cities

SpainRivas Vaciamadrid, Spain

Population:
101.806 inhabitants
Department:
Concejalía de Seguridad Ciudadana y Movilidad
Contact:
Administración Concejalía de Seguridad Ciudadana y Movilidad
Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid
Concejalía de Seguridad Ciudadana y Movilidad
Avda. José Hierro, 82, 28521 - Rivas Vaciamadrid
(++34) 916700000

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Rivas Vaciamadrid organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
During the celebration of the European Mobility Week will be different activities for the citizenship to promote a more sustainable mobility in the city.

In addition, the permanent measures implemented this year will be presented in a press conference and explained in information points that will be set-up in different parts of the city.

Finally, the 22nd will be done 'In Town Without My Car!’ event in one of the avenues of the city, with different activities and information stands.

The programme of activities is:

Monday, September 16th: Activity for families “Searching the sustainable city” and Information point about mobility in the metro station Rivas Urbanizaciones

Tuesday, September 17th: Activity for families “A place for a car, a place for a play” and Information point about mobility in the sports center Parque del Sureste

Wednesday, September 18th: Campaign of information about the creation of groups to go walking to the school "How did you go to the school?” and Information point about mobility in the sports center Cerro del Telégrafo

Thursday, September 19th: Press Conference to present the bike lending council employees program and Information point about mobility in the shopping Center “Rivas Centro”

Friday, September 20th: Activity about road safety education by bike in the city “Enbiciate”and Information point about mobility in the mall “H2Ocio”

Saturday, September 21th: Geocaching by bike around the city “A healthy city on movement”

Sunday, September 22th “In Town Without My Car!’ event: Bike meeting “Clean air, it´s your move”, Activities and stands about mobility and citizen barter of elements and objects related to bicycles, roller skate or skateboards

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Rivas Vaciamadrid 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 facilities (parking, locks etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Bicycle service for municipal employees to use them as a means of transportation on the road for business reasons (meetings, visits...)

Car-free day Car-free day

Rivas Vaciamadrid carries out a Car-Free Day 2013 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
The zone restricted to the private car will be an avenue (Avd. Cerro del Telégrafo) located in a modern and central area of the city.

The traffic cut allow connect two green spaces, Bellavista Park and a forestal park, Cerro del Telégrafo, both near to sports zones to.