Participating towns and cities

SpainLeón, Spain

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

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

León organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Promotion of public transport by bus.
Measurement of outdoor noise levels.
Demonstrative measurements of pollutants, tyre pressure and tune up in vehicles, carried out by a mobile Vehicle Technical Inspection unit.
Free public transport by bus.
Visit and driving activities in the Children’s Traffic Centre.
Workspace: repair and inspection of bicycles.
Exhibition and testing of electric bicycles.
Public street activities.
Cycle touring ride around the city.
Activity on Universal Accessibility.

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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Support of clean fuels.
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

León carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.