Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan for historical centre - Terrassa, Spain
Type: CaseStudy
Synopsis
Creation of a well-connected pedestrian zone, in which strolling and shopping represent the most important options. This is Spain's first such zone designed with no barriers for disabled people: all architectural barriers have indeed been removed.
The main characteristics of this zone include:
- car parks initially designed according to the needs of residents, along with the area's commercial and entertainment activities,
- creation of 30 km/h zones and strategic changes in traffic flows around the area, to try to eliminate, or at least strongly reduce, through-traffic,
- heavily restricted loading and unloading times, fruit of an agreement between all parties.
Target groups: all citizens
Fields: walking / pedestrians - responsible car use / mobility plans
This case study is one of 175 projects from the Smile Project Local Experiences Database listed on this website.



