Participating towns and cities

SpainValència, Spain

Website:
www.valencia.es
Population:
809.501 inhabitants
Department:
Mobility and Citizen's Security
Contact:
Jesús Carbonell Aguilar
Amadeo de Saboya, 11 Patio B 3ª Planta
46010 Valencia València
(++34) 962085310

Participation 2025

Find more information about València here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

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Mobility Week in schools
In order to promote activities centered around the values ​​of Mobility Week and the need to educate students on the importance of using public transportation for everyone, we propose carrying out Educational Project activities with various schools in Valencia.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/semcoles/
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Mobility Week in special education centres
As part of the EMT Per a Tu educational and inclusive project, launched in 2020 and aimed at people with functional diversity and adults, we propose to carry out activities to raise awareness of the accessibility efforts that have been implemented in the service that EMT Valencia offers to citizens.
We will focus the content of the activities carried out on:
- Removal of physical barriers
- Communication elements: signage, panels, pictograms, etc.
- Digital access: user tools
- Safety and security in access and journeys
https://emtvalencia.info/es/educacion-especial/
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Mobility Week in the neighbourhoods
In the afternoon: workshops and children's shows.
We will combine the usual programme of educational project activities with the presentation of shows that attract large numbers of people and highlight the importance of the event being celebrated.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/sembarrios/
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Metrominute Challenge
Type of activity: Gamified urban route for all ages.
Duration: 45–60 minutes.
Location: Bus in San Agustín - Valencia city centre (using the Metrominuto route).
Participants: Families or small teams (3-6 people), prior registration on the website (maximum 10 groups)

Objectives:
- To promote walking as a form of sustainable and healthy mobility.
- To highlight the proximity of key points in the centre of Valencia.
- To raise awareness of the real time it takes to travel around the city.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/reto-metrominuto/
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Mobility Week Step Challenge
Under the slogan ‘Your steps count, Valencia wins’, participation in a European-wide competition is proposed.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is launching a competition in which every step counts.
Participation will be through the walk15 app, which will include a section on European Mobility Week challenges. Participants must choose their city, in this case Valencia.
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Open Day at the Municipal Transport Company (EMT)
A unique opportunity to open the doors of EMT to the public and showcase the work that is done every day to improve mobility in Valencia. Through participation, learning and the celebration of SEM, with the aim of moving towards a model of a more sustainable, inclusive and connected city.

The day will begin at the EMT València facilities, located in the Carmen neighbourhood, where participants will visit the Citizen Service Office and
the Traffic Control Centre. Afterwards, a bus will take participants from the Serrano Towers to the San Isidro depot, where staff will explain how it operates.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/puertas-abiertas/
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Open Day at the traffic centre and local police museum
There are also plans to hold an open day at the Town Council's Traffic Management Centre, the 092 emergency call centre and the local police museum.
This will give the public an insight into how these municipal infrastructures, which are essential to the city's mobility, work.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/gestiontrafico/
https://emtvalencia.info/es/actividadespolicialocal/
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Technical Conferences
We propose organising a professional conference entitled ‘Cities on the move: data, safety and future trends’ with the aim of promoting more sustainable, safer and more inclusive mobility among older adults.
We will bring together experts in the field, representatives from public administrations, companies and committed citizens to reflect on current challenges and explore innovative solutions in the areas of urban transport, active mobility, electromobility and sustainable urban planning.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/jornadas-profesionales/
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Great Mobility Festival
The proposal for Saturday, 20 September is to hold a big mobility party in the Jardines de Viveros, sharing a pleasant day of games and fun and learning about responsible mobility and accessibility.
To this end, in the company of Superbús and Superbusina, the Proyectos Educativos entertainment team will be present to liven up the day and lead all the proposed activities.
There will be activities for all age groups, from babies to young people.
Special mention should be made of activities adapted for highly sensitive individuals, those with hyperactivity, mild autism, sensory processing disorders, etc.

There will also be information booths to provide details about the new EMT Master Plan 2025-2030 and the Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
https://emtvalencia.info/es/fiestasem25/
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Great Mobility Festival: Car-Free Day
To promote Car-Free Day, which will be celebrated on Monday 22 September, a gymkhana is proposed on a circuit set up along the Alameda road, on the section between the Exposición and Aragón bridges.
A family gymkhana in the street is an excellent way to celebrate European Mobility Week 2025 and spread its slogan, ‘Mobility for all,’ through activities that combine fun, awareness, and accessibility.
Objective: To raise awareness about the mobility challenges faced by different groups (children, the elderly, people with disabilities, etc.) while enjoying family time.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/domingo-21/

Permanent measures Permanent measures

València 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems promotion
Installation of charging points for e-bikes promotion
Pedestrianisation
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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme promotion
Accessibilities
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles promotion
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns promotion
Elaboration of educational materials promotion
Permanent access restriction to city centres promotion
Further info
1) Cycle lane on Agustín Alamán Street (next to the Polytechnic University of Valencia). The bike lane on the sidewalk will be eliminated—making more space for pedestrians—and the street with two lanes in each direction will be converted into a bike lane with parking, in addition to two new pedestrian crossings to improve traffic flow.

2) Segregated bus lane on the Angel Custodio Bridge.

3) School routes (both vertical and horizontal signage) to the Jaume I and Nuestra Señora del Carmen schools.

4) Creation of a pedestrian zone at the entrances to Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados and SOM Escola schools. Improvements to the surroundings of the Mariner Humanist School are also underway.

5) New smart digital wallet using a credit card, allowing you to pay at a reduced rate for the first 41 bus trips per month, with unlimited free travel after that.

6) The Traffic Management Center (CGT) of the Valencia City Council has collaborated on activating alerts through the Waze application to improve road safety near 502 schools in the city and its outlying districts.

This measure will take effect with the start of the school year on Monday, September 8. To do this, the CGT individually contacted each school to gather student drop-off and pick-up times. This information has allowed them to program the alerts for the corresponding time slots, including a time buffer before and after to maximize their effectiveness, and even accounting for non-school periods.

The alerts also include the speed limits for the access roads to the schools, so drivers have this information and can adjust their driving accordingly.

Car-free day Car-free day

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

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- Free day on city buses

- Metrominuto Turia Gardens Park:
Objective: To promote contact with urban nature.
Action: Two groups will be formed. One will do the activity on foot and the other will do a cycling route, both organised with observation and environmental education activities.

- ‘Get around without a car’ competition on social media:
Objective: To engage young people and raise awareness of good practices.
Action: Photo competition on Instagram/Twitter. Participants must share a photo using sustainable means of transport with the hashtag #ValenciaSinCoche.
Prizes: EMT vouchers, bicycles, cultural tickets.

- Find the bus pass:
As part of Car-Free Day, EMT will distribute a bus pass on each bus as part of its commitment to sustainable mobility.
On each EMT vehicle that goes into service on that day, there will be a bus pass loaded with 10 trips that users can find and keep, asking them to
post it on social media, tagging EMT València.

Given the importance of celebrating ‘World Car-Free Day’, which, we recall, was an initiative to reduce car use, seeing that its large-scale use is damaging the environment, we call on citizens to give up this means of transport for one day and try new ways of getting around:
With the aim of carrying out high-impact actions, the free use of public transport during that day will be publicised.
https://emtvalencia.info/es/lunes22/
Find more information about València here.