Participating towns and cities

SpainSanta Coloma de Gramenet, Spain

Website:
www.gramenet.cat
Population:
120.500 inhabitants
Department:
Gabinet d'Acció Territorial

Participation 2009

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Santa Coloma de Gramenet 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
Agreement with Entitat Metropolitana "bicing"
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
Construction of escalators and improvement of accessibility
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Santa Coloma de Gramenet 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.