Participating towns and cities

SpainBarakaldo, Spain

Website:
www.barakaldo.eus
Population:
101.582 inhabitants
Department:
Sostenibilidad y Medio Natural

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barakaldo organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Barakaldo 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Public transport services
Study to the implement of urban bus
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Mobility management
Sustainable Urban Mobility Manager's Work Group Incorporation of FEMP

Car-free day Car-free day

Barakaldo carries out a Car-free day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.