Participating towns and cities

SpainVilafranca del Penedès, Spain

Website:
www.vilafranca.cat
Population:
39.516 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Marta Vallès Vallès
Plaça Jaume I, 8-10
08720 Vilafranca del Penedès
(++34) 93 892 03 58

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vilafranca del Penedès 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)
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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Polimen in bicycles

Car-free day Car-free day

Vilafranca del Penedès 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.