The Park & Ride concept refers to parking lots in the suburbs of the big cities to encourage people to park their vehicles there and go to the city center using public transport, bicycles or car sharing services. These parking lots are usually next to bus or rail...
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Moving to electric cars is a positive point, but it is not enough, our cities need fewer cars.
Electric cars won’t eradicate gridlocks and air pollution, but carbon footprints could be cut by favoring pedestrians, cyclists and mass transit. This way it will be posible to turn towards sustainable mobility. Each day cars are more fuel efficient, their tailpipe...
Smart bus stops. What is it and why is it so important.
Waiting for a bus never needs to be frustrating again with the advent of smart bus stops. Often made from repurposed metals and other recycled materials, these bus stops respond in real time to customer queries, changes in bus schedules, and traffic conditions to keep...
These are the 10 cities with the best public transport. Get to know them!
With some 80% of all wealth concentrated in cities and with an urban population constituting the majority of the world's people, cities are the hubs of human activity. But, why is it important to develop sustainable form of transport? We're going to explain it....
The City Council of Barcelona extends and improves the bike lane network in the city.
In order to promote sustainable transport, 11 actions related to bike lanes have taken place in Barcelona this summer. Yet, there are still 21 remaining actions until the end of 2017. These movements are not only related to the growth of the bike lanes network in the...
Are shared roads welcomed by the citizens?
Now that cities are much more aware of the fact that we need to change our transportation habits to a more sustainable ones, they are investing time and money in creating better infrastructure for this kind of transportation; shared roads such as segregated bike...
ZICLA joins the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
ZICLA has recently joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. As part of its social responsibility commitment, Zicla gives support to organizations which promote transformation of cities’ streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the...
ZICLA official sponsor of Zaragoza City of Bikes.
From the 27th to the 30th of April, Zaragoza will literally become the city of Bikes as the 1st International Forum "Zaragoza es Bici" will be held. Simultaneously, the XIV Iberian Congress "The Bicycle and the City" and the II Urban Festival "...
Barcelona incorporates 5 new bike lanes.
Barcelona has increased by more than 21% the kilometers of bike lanes in the city. Although it is expected to triple the existing 116 kilometers to make it one of the most sustainable transport cities. All these actions are comprised in the Urban Mobility Pact (PMU)...
ZICLA will be present at the FUB 2017 Congress in which the Zipper® system will be presented.
From April 28th to 30th will be held in Nantes the annual Congress of the FUB (French Federation of Bicycle Users). The FUB is an association that works to provide practical solutions to the daily concerns of cyclists and to promote the use of cycling as...