Pontevedra: Europe´s Safest Roads

In 2019, Pontevedra was awarded the first-ever road safety Award by the European Commission. In 1999, Pontevedra set the goal of reducing the number of traffic fatalities and has developed measures that go hand in hand with safety and sustainability. These include a car-free city centre, reduction of speed limits to 10-30 km/h and more publicspace for pedestrians. And the result? Between 2011 and 2018, Pontevedra reduced the number of traffic fatalities to zero. The number of pedestrians and cyclists has increased. 80% of children aged 6 to 12 walk to school in Pontevedra by themselves. This is what we call safe and sustainable mobility.