1. Sustainable Urban Mobility in Mollet del Vallès.
Torres Vedras, September 2017

2. Mollet del Vallès Small and compact city “Walkable” city
50% urban 50% Gallecs
UMP (Urban Mobility Plan) approved (2015)
Improved pedestrian mobility
Promoted use
of public transport
Promoted bicycle usage
Rationalisation of car use
Road safety

3. Mobilitat Important UMP considerations Mobility Comission
Collaboration of the citizens in the elaboration of UMP

4. Committed to Pedestrian Mobility
Important UMP considerations
77% of internal displacements are on foot
Committed to Pedestrian Mobility
11.5% of road networks are pedestrian zones
57% sidewalk exceed the 1.5m of space for free movement
85% of pedestrian crossings are adapted for PRM (Persons with Reduced Mobility)

5. Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility
Expansion of pedestrian areas and 30 km/h zones
Improvement works on main sidewalks
- Width sidewalks, 1.5m minimum
- Specially adapted pedestrian crossings
- Continuous sidewalks

6. Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility

7. Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility
Example of expanded sidewalk
Av. Llibertat

8. Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility
Example of continuous sidewalk
Low economic cost
High social benefit

9. Temporary pedestrianisations which become permanent

10. Francesc Macià Street
Pamplona Street

11. Actions for promoting bicycle mobility
Low presence of bicycles in the city
Creation of low speed areas (30 Km/h)
To connect the town with the green areas

12. Public transport Urban line, every 10-12 mins. 13 interurban bus lines
2 railway stations

13. Public transport: Evolution in passenger numbers
Economic crisis
Passenger numbers recovered. New hybrid buses
Fleet renewal and New hospital of Mollet
Start of service
2017 (January – July), 9% increase in passengers compared to 2016
2016: passengers (historic high).
5% increase compared to 2015
59% fare recovery ratio
From 2010 to 2016, 25% increase in passengers
3,2 passengers / km

14. Actions for promoting Public Transport mobility
Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility
Bus fleet renewal with hybrid buses (66% of the fleet)
Improvement of service information. Information at bus-stops, dynamic information screens and a new app.
Improvements made to all bus-stops. Accessible, comfortable and service as a priority

15. Actions for promoting Public Transport mobility
Actuacions de foment de la mobilitat a peu
New Urban bus App

16. Actions for promoting the electro-mobility
New recharge point for electric vehicles (22kW)
Electric municipal cars
Electric bicycles for municipal services

17. Actuacions de foment de la mobilitat a peu
Conclusions
Actuacions de foment de la mobilitat a peu
Efficiency.
Achieve more with limited resources
The need to encourage citizens to participate
Active involvement of promoters
High quality of services

18. Mollet del Vallès, winner of the 2015 European Green Leaf award
Committed to the environment
Jordi Guimerà - Mobility expert Maria Busquets – Environmental Technician
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