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SpainGijón, Spain

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Gijón

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Gijón organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
During the EMW Gijón will host different activities, some of them, in coordination with local stakeholders. We'll hold workshops about Mobility and childhood; and onther one about economy and mobility. We¡ll present the new Urban Mobility Plan and hold some sessions with the citizenship to exchange opinions about that. We'll have an exhibition of electric and bike cars; we'll promote their use, so the citizens will be able to use them. Gijon will promote the use of this kind of vehicles for handicaped people. Gijón will hold a bike ride. On the other hand, the Local Company of Urban Transport will hold some sesions with childhold in your headquarters....

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Gijón 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)
Pedestrianisation
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
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Gijón carries out a Car-Free Day 2016 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.