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

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

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

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)

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

Actions for promoting pedestrian mobility

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

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

Temporary pedestrianisations which become permanent

Francesc Macià Street Pamplona Street

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

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

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: 435.000 passengers (historic high). 5% increase compared to 2015 59% fare recovery ratio From 2010 to 2016, 25% increase in passengers 3,2 passengers / km

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

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

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

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

Mollet del Vallès, winner of the 2015 European Green Leaf award Committed to the environment Jordi Guimerà - Mobility expert Maria Busquets – Environmental Technician jguimera@molletvalles.cat mabusquets@molletvalles.cat Thanks!