Participating towns and cities

SpainHuetor Vega, Spain

Population:
12.000 inhabitants
Department:
Concejalia Medio ambiente
Huetor Vega already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2015 2012 2011 2010 2007 2002

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Huetor Vega organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
We´ll work with local schools showing them environmental problems that occur using private cars everyday and how we can prevent them.

We also will send to all the houses by post, fliers to teach people how to develope and improve a sustainable mobility.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Huetor Vega 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.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
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) implemented
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Mobility management
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
We have added one new line bus that passes to different and new streets so that people could choose to take the public bus instead of the private car.

Car-free day Car-free day

Huetor Vega carries out a Car-free day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.