Participating towns and cities

SpainFerrol, Spain

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Population:
70.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Ayuntamiento de Ferrol- Negociado de Seguridade e Tráfico
Plaza de Armas s/n. 15402-Ferrol, A Coruña, España.
(++34) 981944000
Ferrol already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2021 2018 2017 2010 2009 2008 2007 2002

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Ferrol organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
First week of September
-Workshop "A vila do mañá" for children from 3 to 12 years old, from 3 to 7 of September, in the mornings.
19 September
-Wednesday 12 and Wednesday 19 September, at 20:00, Presentation of municipal projects to improve public space and accessibility (4 projects in each day)
21 September
-Promotion and support of public transport: Free urban bus all day.
-Program of Road Safety Education Classroom 21 / 22 with Municipal Policemen
-The Library goes out in the middle, Route through Doniños, in the afternoon
22 September
-Competition "A Rúa e Túa" 22 and 23 September. Activities on public space in areas that was closed for motorised traffic during Car-Free Day
-Neighbourhood of A Magdalena Pedestrian. 21 /22/ 23 September that was closed for motorised traffic during Car-Free Day
-II Race on Wheels. Neighbourhood of A Magdalena. 22 in the afternoon
-Educational program of Chess in the schools: Today we play in the street. Neighborhood of A Magdalena. 22 in the afternoon
-Guided Routes through the city 22/23: -Ferrol in female, -Modernism Route, -English Way of Santiago in Ferrol
-Cycling March through the city. Day 23 in the morning
-Concert Municipal band of music. District of A Mgadalena
-Music Concerto Setembro. 22 September in the night
-Contest of grafitti-mural aBANZAI in Santa Mariña. 22 Septembber
-Skate track installation

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ferrol 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
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Study of public transport management model and survey of mobility habits
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Access improvement project for schools and sports centres
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
en porceso de elaboración ordenanza de accesibilidad
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
Approval in plenary session

Car-free day Car-free day

Ferrol carries out a Car-Free Day 2018 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:
-Barrio de A Magdalena
-Areas de los distintos barrios que se inscriban en el concurso "A Rúa é Túa" para ocupaciones efímeras del espacio público