Participating towns and cities

SpainVícar, Spain

Website:
www.vicar.es
Population:
25.024 inhabitants
Department:
Policía Local de Vícar
Contact:
Miguel Ángel Fernández Hidalgo
Bulevar Ciudad de Vícar, 1331. CP 04738 Vícar (Almería)
(++34) 610379843
Vícar already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 2011 2010

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vícar organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Ruta urbana a pie o bicicleta 'Unión Europea'
17 September
Ruta urbana a pie o bicicleta 'La Envía'
18 September
Ruta urbana a pie o bicicleta 'Las Kentias'
19 September
Ruta a pie o bicicleta de 'Acueducto de los Veinte Ojos'
20 September
Rutas a pie o bicicleta 'Marqués de Casablanca' y 'Villa de Vícar'
21 September
Rutas a pie o bicicleta 'Camino de La Canal' y 'La Agricultura'
22 September
Ruta urbana a pie o bicicleta 'Bulevar Ciudad de Vícar'. Día sin Coches, corte de calles

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vícar 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)
Formación para adolescentes en el uso de vehículos de uso personal, sobre todo en el uso de la bicicleta y patinetes.
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Mejoras en la señalización de pasos peatonales.
Public transport services
Se preveé implentar el uso del transporte público reduciendo el transporte privado aunque es cierto que la sitación actual lo dificulta.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Vícar carries out a Car-Free Day 2020 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:
La vías que se cerrarán al tráfico serán la C/ Platón, en las inmediaciones del centro educativo IES La Puebla; y Bulevar Ciudad de Vícar en el tramo del edificio del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Vícar.