Participating towns and cities

SpainAlcorcón, Spain

Population:
179.000 inhabitants
Department:
Concejalía de Transición Ecológica, Movilidad, Educación y Medio Ambiente
Contact:
Mª Trinidad Castillo Yepes
Calle Robes s/n. Teatro Buero Vallejo, 2ª planta. Alcorcón, Madrid
28922
(++34) 911127400

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Alcorcón organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2022, taking into account the annual theme.

22 September
Celebración del día sin coches con el corte al tráfico de una calle de la localidad.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Alcorcón 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres planned
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Alcorcón carries out a Car-Free Day 2022 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:
Calle Carballino y su entorno.