Participating towns and cities

SpainLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Website:
http://www.laspalmasgc.es/
Population:
384.000 inhabitants
Department:
Sección de Movilidad y Educación Vial

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Circuito educativo de la Movilidad Sostenible – Parque Santa Catalina
Parque de Educación Vial a cargo de la Policía Local – Parque Santa Catalina
Rutas guiadas por los nuevos carriles bici de la ciudad – salidas todas las tardes desde Parque Santa Catalina
Rutas Intermodales con escolares. Bus + Bikes. Bicis y guaguas.
Presentación de la nueva Unidad Ciclista de la Policía Local: grupo policial que patrullará en bicicleta, con especial atención a los nuevos itinerarios ciclistas y el fomento de la convivencia entre los modos de desplazamiento.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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
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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations 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
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Further info
Implantación de nuevas Zonas 30 con calmado de tráfico en toda la ciudad baja.
Apertura de nuevo aparcamiento intermodal, para facilitar el cambio de modos de transporte en la entrada norte de la ciudad.
Incremento del número de kilómetros de carriles bici (8 kilómetros más)
Mejoras en los sistemas de información del transporte público
Incremento en más de 30.000 metros cuadrados las zonas peatonales en toda la ciudad

Car-free day Car-free day

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria carries out a Car-free day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.