Participating towns and cities

Spain, 2008

Puerto del Rosario, Spain

Website:

http://www.puertodelrosario.org/index.php/es/

Population:

39.382 inhabitants

Department:

Concejalía de Movilidad Sostenible y Accesibilidad Universal

Puerto del Rosario already registered 14x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2016 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Participation 2008

Activities within the week

Puerto del Rosario organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures

Puerto del Rosario 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

Pedestrianisation

Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented

Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented

Public transport services

Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented

Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented

Traffic calming and access control scheme

Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented

New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented

Accessibilities

Create the tactile pavements implemented

Create wheelchair ramps implemented

Lowering of pavements implemented

Enlargement of pavements implemented

Removal of architectonic barriers implemented

New forms of vehicle use and ownership

Use of clean vehicles implemented

Mobility management

Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented

Elaboration of educational materials implemented

Car-free day

Puerto del Rosario carries out a Car-free day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.