THE IMPACT OF THE EU PROJECT CIVITAS DYN@MO IN PALMA

The CIVITAS DYN@MO project aims at promoting sustainable mobility planning in four European cities: Aachen (Germany), Gdynia (Poland), Koprivnica (Croatia) and Palma. The idea is to gradually implement non-polluting transport services and to make them accessible to citizens and tourists of all ages.

According to their site, DYN@MO is short for the project motto "DYNamic citizens @ctive for sustainable MObility". 

In this video, taken in Palma in 2015, you can see some of the aspects that are now a reality in our streets thanks to this EU project: 

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THE MobiPalma APP

The MobiPalma app is very useful for people in Palma who want to use public transport. MobiPalma gives information on traffic conditions, the location of public bicycle stations, and information on the local buses. This app was designed as part of the EU Civitas DYN@MO project in Palma.

Source: itunes.apple.com

It's available in Catalan, Spanish, English and German, so it is very good for tourists too!

It's very useful because according to the Apple Store site you can... 

* Know when a local bus is coming.

* Find the nearest bus stop.

* Calculate a route using buses, or bicycles or a combination of bus and public bikes. 

* Schedule automatic reminders to be at the stop at the right time.

* Mark your usual bus stops as favorites and save them on your phone.

* Add to Favorites screen: bus lines, the combination of line and bus stops and bike stations.

* View on a map the congestion status of the main roads of the city.

* Take a look at the live feed of various public traffic cameras.

* Go to a bike station knowing the number of available bikes and parking spaces.
                                                   



The app is free and it works in iOS and Android phones. You can download it here: iPhone: http://mobipalma.mobi/iOS;   Android: http://mobipalma.mobi/Android.
 

The European Commission awarded Palma Town Council with a prize in January 2016 because the app is a good tool to promote urban mobility.

Source: Diario de Mallorca

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PROMOTING THE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES!

Before the EU CIVITAS DYN@MO project there were very few electric vehicles running on the island of Mallorca. 

To promote the use of electric vehicles, the city of Palma ensures free parking for electric vehicles: Registered electric vehicles are given a sticker. With this sticker the vehicles can park for free in the blue zones within the city of Palma. In addition, the owners of an electric vehicle pay a lower circulation tax for their vehicles.

Source: civitas.eu

There are now many public charging points in Palma. These intelligent charging points are included in the MobiPalma app so users can access real-time information on the availability of charging points on their smartphones. 

The intelligent charging points are situated on busy streets and in easy to locate areas. These points are marked as a parking with the sign of a plug.


  

                        

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Sources:

ww.civitas.eu/content/promote-uptake-electric-vehicles-among-general-public-and-goods-distribution-companies

WE ARE DYN@MIC! A CYCLING DAY IN OUR SCHOOL!

As you know, we are studying the impact of the EU project CIVITAS DYN@MO in Palma, so we thought it would be a great idea to get on our bicycles and enjoy some of the cycling tracks the Town Council has built across the city thanks to the EU funding.

Here you can look at the map of the cycling tracks in Palma:


Source: Palma Town Council


We rode from our school to a beach. It was great! All of the teachers and students followed the indications stated by the Town Council on their site. 

 

Source: EMT Palma

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