Participating towns and cities

SpainÁvila, Spain

Website:
Population:
62.000 inhabitants
Department:
Accesibility and Mobility
Contact:
Israel Muñoz
Calle Comuneros de Castilla, 11
Plaza de Abastos
05001 Ávila
(++34) 920 35 00 00 ext 796

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ávila implements 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
The development of accessible transport services for all
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Freight distribution
Create new platforms for freight transfer

Car-free day Car-free day

Ávila 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.