Activities within the week
León organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
Promotion of public transport by bus.
Measurement of outdoor noise levels.
Demonstrative measurements of pollutants, tyre pressure and tune up in vehicles, carried out by a mobile Vehicle Technical Inspection unit.
Free public transport by bus.
Visit and driving activities in the Children’s Traffic Centre.
Workspace: repair and inspection of bicycles.
Exhibition and testing of electric bicycles.
Public street activities.
Cycle touring ride around the city.
Activity on Universal Accessibility.
Permanent measures
León 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 facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Car-free day
León carries out a Car-Free Day 2015 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:
Ordoño II Avenue (main city street) and seven neighbouring streets.