Overview

• Toledo City Council has released the Casco Histórico ZBE draft for public consultation through August 25 and plans to approve the ordinance by December to secure central government subsidies.
• The proposal sets phased access restrictions based on DGT environmental badges, with unlabeled vehicles barred by 2030 after intermediate bans in 2027 and 2029.
• Regulated blue-zone parking in the historic center will largely convert to green-zone spaces for residents when the ZBE takes effect on December 23, 2025, to curb through-traffic.
• Only nine of 24 Madrid-region municipalities have active low-emission zones, while Coslada, Parla and Alcorcón remain in planning stages and Arganda del Rey has formally refused implementation.
• Cornellà de Llobregat is reinstating a city-wide ZBE with Next Generation EU-funded cameras and automatic bollards, though residents in Gavarra and el Pedró report technical failures and delays for emergency vehicles.