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Gijón

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Gijón organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2022, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Sustainable Movility Gijon’s City Sectorial Council visits Vitoria-Gasteiz
A tour of some of the most relevant actions developed in terms of sustainable mobility and public space in the Basque capital,
17 September
Road map "Walking through life" Programme: Labour University.
Schedule: 10:30 h.
Start and End: Labour University of Gijon.
Organize: Social Services Municipal Foundation and Municipal Sports Board

Municipal Cycling-school: Courses to learn to ride bicycles (adult persons). Aimed at people older than 16 years old who never had ride a bicycle or that they don’t practice it since years ago (two classes).
Schedule: 10:00-12:00 h.; 17:00-19:00 h.
Venue: Sport centre "Palacio de los Deportes de Guia"

Skating Exhibition.
Schedule: 12:00-13:30h.
Venue: San Lorenzo beach boulevard (lane closed to traffic at the Avenue Rufo García Rendueles)

Adaptable bicycles to persons with reduced mobility tour.
Schedule: 17:00h.
Start: Las Mestas.
For further information: labiciclante@gmail.com
18 September
Bike tour across the streets of Gijon City.
Start: 12:00 h., Jardines del Nautico.
Organize: Asturies ConBici.
For further information: labiciclante@gmail.com

Municipal Cycling-school: Bike control and basic cycling abilities (child audience). Aimed at children from 5 to 16 years old whom already know how to ride a bike.
Schedule: 17:00-19:00 h.
Venue: San Lorenzo beach boulevard (lane closed to traffic at the Avenue Rufo García Rendueles), in front staircase number 14 .

Giant Chess. Some of the finest chess players from Asturias will compete on a giant chessboard. After them, the public can participate and play with the giant chessboard. Schedule: 17:00-20:00h.
Venue: San Lorenzo beach boulevard (lane closed to traffic at the Avenue Rufo García Rendueles), in front staircase number 14.
Organize: Federación Asturiana de Ajedrez
19 September
Introduction to Gijon membership to "Ciudades que Caminan" Network.
Schedule: 11:30h
Venue: Avenida Molinón

Presentation Ceremony of the pedestrian mobility measures under Sustainable Mobility Gijon’s Action Plan 2021-2030. With the participation of Ana Montalbán Navas, "Ciudades que Caminan" Network Technical Coordinator.
Schedule: 17:00h.
Venue: Plaza Seis de Agosto
20 September
Tour "Walking through life" Programme: Isabel La Católica Park.
Schedule: 10:00 h.
Start and End: Isabel La Católica Park.
Organize: Social Services Municipal Foundation and Municipal Sports Board

Presentation ceremony of the Scholar mobility Measures under Sustainable Mobility Gijon’s Action Plan 2021-2030. Aimed at Schools’ Parents’ Associations of Gijon. Schedule: 18:30 h.
Venue: Plaza Seis de Agosto
21 September
Seminar “Blind Spots: suddenly invisible”.
Schedule: 11:00-14:30h; 16:00-19:30 h.
Venue: Magnus Blikstad Street (close to Gota de Leche building).
Organize: MAPFRE Fundation, Traffic General Directorate (DGT, in Spanish acronyms), ALSA, Asturia’s Labour Risk Prevention Institute (Instituto Asturiano de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales)

Urban Creativity workshop Redesign your Street (1st Session). " Can you imagine a friendly and inclusive city?” Aimed at Young people from 18 years old.
Schedule: 17:00-19:00 h.
Venue: "Escuela de Comercio". Free inscription through municipal platform (actividades.gijon.es).
Organize: Youth Desk (FMCE y UP)
22 September
Urban Creativity workshop Redesign your Street (2nd Session). Aimed at Young people from 18 years old.
Schedule: 17:00-19:00 h.
Venue: "Escuela de Comercio"

Adaptable bicycles to persons with reduced mobility tour.
Schedule: 17:00h.
Start: Las Mestas.
For further information: labiciclante@gmail.com

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.

Car-free day Car-free day

Gijón carries out a Car-Free Day 2022 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:
From 16th to 18th of September, San Lorenzo beach boulevard lane will be closed to traffic (Avenue Rufo García Rendueles) as public space where develop the programmed activitites.