Participating towns and cities

SpainBadalona, Spain

Website:
www.badalona.cat
Population:
220.000 inhabitants
Department:
Mobility
Contact:
Josep Amador Iglesias
Plaça Assemblea de Catalunya, 08911, Badalona
(++34) 934832873

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Badalona 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
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting 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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Badalona carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.