Metrominuto
Metrominuto is a schematic pedestrian map based on the aesthetics of transit maps, marking the distances between the most important points of a city and the times an average person would take to walk those distances, designed to encourage citizens to get around on foot.[1][2]
Metrominuto was created in 2011 in Pontevedra (Spain ) by the local government, demystifying the time taken to get on foot from one point of the city to another in a simple and easy reading way, within the framework of an overall strategy to promote urban walkability.[3] Since its creation, they have distributed Metrominuto as a paper hand map, put up on public transport information panels, installed as an information sign all around the city, developed as a free mobile app and promoted using slogans such as “Move with your own energy” or “You live better on foot”.[4] Metrominuto along with the urban transformation of Pontevedra into a pedestrian friendly and universally accessible city has won many national and international awards such as the European INTERMODES Urban Mobility Award in 2013[5] and the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality.[6]
Metrominuto has been introduced, in their own customized layout, in many European cities such as Toulouse in France , Florence, Ferrara,[7] Modena[8] and Cagliari in Italy, Poznan in Poland , Belgorod[9] in Russia , Angel in the United Kingdom and Zaragoza, Seville, Cadiz, Salamanca, Granada, Jerez de la Frontera, A Coruña and Pamplona in Spain .[10][11]
References
- ↑ ELTIS. "METROMINUTO: a "public-transport-alike" pedestrian map in Pontevedra. Spain". https://www.eltis.org/discover/case-studies/metrominuto-public-transport-alike-pedestrian-map-pontevedra-spain. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ CIVITAS. "Passenger Transport Intermodality in Europe - Study Visit in Pontevedra: Metrominuto". http://civitas.eu/content/passenger-transport-intermodality-europe-study-visit-pontevedra-metrominuto-0. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ Concello de Pontevedra. "Better on foot". http://www.pontevedra.gal/publicacions/Better-on-foot. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ International Association of Educating Cities. "Metrominuto: a map for encouraging pedestrian mobility". http://w10.bcn.es/APPS/edubidce/pubExperienciesAc.do?idexp=39165&accio=veure&idioma=3&pubididi=3. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ ELTIS (9 June 2015). "Stockholm wins INTERMODES urban mobility award 2015". https://www.eltis.org/fr/node/44141. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ Dubai International Award for Best Practices. "Pontevedra. A Model for the City Centered on People". https://www.dubaiaward.ae/2014/pontevedra-a-model-for-the-city-centered-on-people-esp-344-14/. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ Elena Granata. "Metrominuto Ferrara: a map that makes you walk" (in it). http://www.cityproject.it/metrominuto-fei-fa-camminare/. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Comune di Modena. "Metrominuto" (in it). https://www.comune.modena.it/aree-tematiche/trasporti-viabilita-mobilita-e-sosta/mobilita-pedonale/metrominuto. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ gre_kow (17 October 2015). "Belgorod: Metrominuto" (in ru). https://gre-kow.livejournal.com/30268.html. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Serafín Alonso (23 October 2019). "At least 57 cities have copied Pontevedra's Metrominuto" (in es). Diario de Pontevedra. https://www.diariodepontevedra.es/articulo/pontevedra/menos-57-ciudades-han-copiado-metrominuto-pontevedres/201910231508221057680.html. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ↑ Red de Ciudades que Caminan. "Cities that walk" (in es). https://ciudadesquecaminan.org/ciudades. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
External links
- Concello de Pontevedra. "Metrominuto" (in es). http://metrominuto.pontevedra.gal/es/. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Daniel Capilla. "Cómo elaborar un metrominuto" (in es). https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dcapillae/diary/400791. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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