Participating towns and cities

SpainMataró, Spain

Website:
www.mataro.cat
Population:
129.120 inhabitants

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Mataró organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Mataró 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
Implantación del sistema de registro de bicicletas
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 network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Mataró carries out a Car-free day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.