Participating towns and cities

France26 - Valence, France

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Population:
68.000 inhabitants
26 - Valence already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2011 2010 2008 2007 2003 2002

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

26 - Valence 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 implemented
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
Journée en ville sans voiture.
Le dimanche 16 septembre de 10h à 18h, une zone de 20 ha (représentant le centre ville élargi)sera interdite à la circulation automobile.
Une trentaine de partenaires privés, associatifs, institutionnels sont associés à cette manifestation.
L'objectif soutenu est la redécouverte de la ville et de son patrimoine à pied, en véko,en roller, en calèche et de sensibiliser la population aux modalités alternatives de déplacement et aux aspects de santé publique et d'environnement liés à l'utilisation de la voiture.

Car-free day Car-free day

26 - Valence 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.