Participating towns and cities

EcuadorQuito, Ecuador

Website:
www.quito.gob.ec
Population:
2.750.000 inhabitants
Department:
Dirección Metropolitana de Modos de Transporte Sostenibles
Contact:
Fernando de la Torre
García Moreno N2-57, entre Sucre y Bolívar / Quito - Ecuador
170120
(++593) 989325489
Quito already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2019 2018 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Quito organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Quito 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) planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Elaboration of educational materials planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Quito carries out a Car-Free Day 2019 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.