European Mobility Week Activities
From 16 to 22 September, we are once again celebrating European Mobility Week, which this year has the motto “Mobility for All”.
The Mallorca Transport Consortium and Mallorca Railway Services have organised a series of activities to bring Mallorca’s interurban public transport closer to all citizens during these days.
Thursday 17
Event: Accessible public transport for all, with technology at the service of users
Hostal Términus (official SFM headquarters)
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The event will bring together specialists in technology applied to mobility, as well as representatives of organisations and institutions working with people with physical, cognitive and organic disabilities.
PROGRAMME
1. Presentation: “Technology at the Service of Mobility”
Accessibility Director at Plexus, Gloria Romero
CTM, José Ángel Martínez
2. Round Table: “Mobility for All People”
Moderator: CTM General Manager, Luisa Serra
Participants:
- Director General for Dependency Care and People with Disabilities, Maria Castro
- Balearic Coordinator of People with Disabilities, Catalina Amer
- President of the Balearic Association for Andrade’s Disease, Catilena Bibiloni
- President of the ONCE Territorial Council in the Balearic Islands, Xisca Muñoz
- President of Impulsa Igualdad. Federation of People with Physical Disabilities, Alessandro Marinelli
3. Presentation: “Mobility for All”
Director General for Mobility, Lorena del Valle
An accessible network for everyone is a network with more services, more accessible and improved stops, more information, technology at the service of users, and greater ease of travelling in a more comfortable and agile way.
Friday 18
Palma Park(ing) Day
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Come and discover interurban public transport. Find out how you can travel by bus, train and metro on the TIB network and get around the whole of Mallorca.
Eusebi Estada public car park
Educational activities organised by SFM and exhibition of a TIB bus.
Llevant Industrial Estate (Brotad Street, Nou Llevant)
Educational activities organised by the EMT and exhibition of a TIB bus.
Friday 18
Discover the TIB from the inside
Visit a bus depot and be a driver for a day!
Felanitx bus depot (Sagalés – Caldentey)
Son Colom Industrial Estate
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Free registration required via the bus depot registration form
Saturday 19
Visit the train and be a train driver for a day!
Train and metro control centre (Palma Intermodal Station)
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., visits every 45 minutes.
Free registration via the SFM registration form
Saturday 19
Palma Mobility Day
Joan Carles I Square
Travel with TIB. Come and discover Mallorca’s interurban bus network.
Plaza de España – next to the Intermodal Station
Visit the SFM information stand, with activities for children, who will also be able to enjoy a ride on the little train operated by the Friends of the Railway.
Monday 21
Public Transport Loyalty Awards
Plaza de España, Palma
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The most loyal public transport users will be recognised. Residents of Mallorca who have made the most journeys by bus, train and metro will be honoured. The event will feature a performance by the Son Rapinya Music Band.
Tuesday 22
Car-Free Day
On Car-Free Day, all users, whether or not they have a Tarjeta Única or Intermodal Card, will be able to travel free of charge on SFM trains and metro services.
Conference: The Area Around Palma Station: From the Painted Gates to the Intermodal Station
Términus Building, SFM headquarters
6:00 p.m.
Conference given by historian Gaspar Valero.