Participating towns and cities

EcuadorCuenca, Ecuador

Website:
http://www.cuenca.gob.ec
Population:
636.996 inhabitants
Department:
Subgerencia de Movilidad Sostenible
Contact:
Verónica Hormazabal Andrade
Carlos Arizaga Toral y Tarquino Cordero, Edificio EMOV - EP, C.P. 010206 Cuenca
(++593) 72855694
Cuenca already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2009

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Cuenca organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Fomento del uso de medios activos de transporte
16 September
Apropiación de Espacios Públicos
(Transformación de la plataforma superior del Parqueadero del Parque de la Madre, en una pista para walkbike, pintura de murales refrentes a la movilidad)
Parqueadero Parque de la Madre, Francisco Talbot y Florencia Astudillo

Festival de Movilidad Urbana (demostración de deportes Urbanos (bikers, skate, patines)
Parque Guatana
17 September
Gincana Ciclopaseo,
(Av. Primero de mayo, Av 27 de febrero, Av Pumapungo)
Clausura Parque del Agua
18 September
Taller de Sensibilización para una planificación inclusiva
(Invitados técnicos de las diferentes áreas del GAD Municipal)
Museo de la Ciudad (Antigua Escuela Central)
19 September
Foro de Ahorro de Energía
Universidad del Azuay
20 September
Inauguración del Corredor MOVERU
21 September
Inauguración de Cruces Seguros
22 September
Día Mundial sin Auto
Cierre de la Calle Gran Colombia

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Cuenca 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Installation of charging points for e-bikes implemented
Cruces seguros para ciclistas
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
Implementación de entornos escolares seguros
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Intregración del métido de acceso a los diferentes modos de trasnporte público
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Create park and ride stations planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes planned
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers planned
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains planned
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Cuenca carries out a Car-free day 2023 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.