Participating towns and cities

SpainLeón, Spain

Website:
www.aytoleon.es
Population:
120.951 inhabitants
Department:
Urban Development

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

Permanent measures Permanent measures

León 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets 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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
bus fleet renewal
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
tax reduction for electric and hybrid vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

León 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.