Participating towns and cities

SpainBadajoz, Spain

Website:
www.aytobadajoz.es
Population:
148.334 inhabitants
Department:
Transportes y Policía Local
Contact:
José Antonio Monago Terraza
Plaza de España, 1
06002 Badajoz
(++34) 924210075
Badajoz already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2014 2010 2008

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
• Cada día: una información de movilidad de interés para los pacenses.
• Exposición urbana de bicicletas.
• Punto de chequeo de bicicletas.
• Jornada de Transporte Público Urbano de Autobuses.
• Deporte en la calle: talleres deportivos.
• Distinción y premio a abonados más fieles al transporte urbano de autobús.
• Los concejales, en autobús urbano o andando.
• Cada día, un consejo de movilidad desde el Ayuntamiento.
• Paseos guiados en el Casco Antiguo: con la ayuda de informadores turísticos.
• Peatonalización de zona de Casco Antiguo: Día 21 de Septiembre.
• Definir una o varias áreas sin coches dentro de la ciudad. Estas áreas serán cerradas al tráfico motorizado la mayoría del día. Solamente peatones, ciclistas, transporte público y vehículos "limpios" (GLP, VGN, eléctricos, etc.) serán admitidos en las zonas libres de coches (zonas restringidas). Día fijado, el 22 de Septiembre.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Badajoz 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)
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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Badajoz 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.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Avda. Huelva. 38°52'27.30"N 6°58'27.80"O
Boulevard de 250 metros de longitud, en pleno centro de la ciudad, y con máximo tránsito de vehículos. Presencia de centros educativos e institucionales en la misma.