Participating towns and cities

SpainLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Website:
http://www.laspalmasgc.es/
Population:
384.000 inhabitants
Department:
Sección de Movilidad y Educación Vial
Contact:
Patricia Conde Martín
Calle Carlos M. Blandy, 51 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
35011
(++34) 686631416

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Actividades de movilidad para escolares y para adultos.
Talleres de accesibilidad.
Charlas sobre movilidad.
Cortar calles del 18 al 22 de septiembre.
Fiesta de la bici
Feria empresarial
Fomento de los Planes de movilidad de empresas

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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
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)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria carries out a Car-Free Day 2017 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:
Cierre de una calle principal de la ciudad, además entre los días 18 y 21 se cerrarán calles en los distritos de la ciudad