u/simonimo

Shareable PDF here. Follow wherever you fritter: linktr.ee/ecomic.

Its not worth the reward and agony

Is this xbiking?

Pontevedra, Spain, has become a global model for people-first urban planning after launching a major pedestrianization program in 1999. By banning cars from its 300,000-square-meter medieval center, restricting traffic in surrounding districts, and relocating parking to the city's outskirts, it reduced vehicle traffic by more than 50%. The transformation has delivered zero traffic-related fatalities since 2009, cut air pollution by approximately 67%, revitalized local businesses, and attracted thousands of new residents. Led by Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, Pontevedra demonstrates how prioritizing pedestrians over private vehicles can improve safety, public health, and economic vitality. Once criticized, Pontevedra's approach is now widely recognized as proof that cities thrive not by accommodating more cars, but by creating safer, healthier, and more vibrant places where people want to live, work, and raise families: https://www.politico.eu/article/pontevedra-city-pioneer-europe-car-free-future/

Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVQdyAAFZrf/

Reading material:

1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-27/a-car-free-streets-trailblazer-for-pedestrians-in-spain-ask-a-mayor

2. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/18/paradise-life-spanish-city-banned-cars-pontevedra

3. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/made-for-people-not-cars-reclaiming-european-cities/

4. https://www.fastcompany.com/90952175/this-spanish-city-has-been-restricting-cars-for-24-years-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it

El Gobierno posibilita que el asturiano o el aragonés se conviertan en especialidad docente

(en Asturias, pero no en León...)