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Spain Launches Mobility Week With Free Transit, New Bike Hubs and Car-Free Day Plans

Municipalities leverage the EU campaign to trial incentives ahead of 22 September restrictions.

Overview

  • Madrid confirms free Bicimad and Bicipark on 22 September, a €3 taxi discount via Pide Taxi, and a 25% cut on electric recharging through EMT as part of nearly 100 activities.
  • A Coruña activates four new BiciCoruña stations—lifting the network to 61—with solar-powered, modular hardware at key sites including Cantones-Alameda and A Grela.
  • Valladolid will enforce a ZBE car-free perimeter from 10:00 to 22:00 on 22 September, allow limited-access vehicles only, and make Auvasa buses, Biki bikes and Parkibici free that day.
  • Cities roll out free public transport and outreach this week, with Xàtiva making its urban bus free all week, Ourense offering free buses while guiding riders through newly changed routes, and Murcia adding a free-transit Day Without Cars on 22 September.
  • Local programs emphasize bikes, school safety and street trials, with Irun closing Paseo de Colón on 22 September, Alzira shutting streets near schools and offering a free urban bus that day, Gandia closing its historic center and making l’Urbanet free, and Valencia-area towns hosting rides, fairs and workshops.