Participating towns and cities

SpainPetra, Spain

Website:
www.ajpetra.net
Population:
2.744 inhabitants
Contact:
Maria Elisabet Coll Jaume
c/ D´Font 1
07520 Mallorca Petra
(++34) 971 830 000
Petra already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2011 2010 2009 2008

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Petra implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Petra 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.