Participating towns and cities

SpainDurango, Spain

Website:
https://www.durango.eus/es/home
Population:
30.000 inhabitants
Department:
Oficina Técnica

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Durango organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
To foment to walk and to use the bicycle in the city to reduce the effects on the climatic change and the quality of the air.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Durango implements, planned or promotes 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) implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
To create a new bicycle roads.
New bicycle parkings.
Improvement of the pedestrian infrastructures
Creation of park-and-rides or for modal exchange

Creation of ramps for wheelchairs
Elimination of architectural barriers
Organization of forums or surveys to know the ideas and opinions of the citizens with regard to the mobility
To approve a Program of measures it to be reduced by the effects of the climatic change

Car-free day Car-free day

Durango carries out a Car-free day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.