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 from Monforte de Lemos.
Metrominuto information sign in Pontevedra.

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
  1. ELTIS. "METROMINUTO: a "public-transport-alike" pedestrian map in Pontevedra. Spain". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. CIVITAS. "Passenger Transport Intermodality in Europe - Study Visit in Pontevedra: Metrominuto". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. Concello de Pontevedra. "Better on foot". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. International Association of Educating Cities. "Metrominuto: a map for encouraging pedestrian mobility". Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. ELTIS (9 June 2015). "Stockholm wins INTERMODES urban mobility award 2015". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  6. Dubai International Award for Best Practices. "Pontevedra. A Model for the City Centered on People". Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. Elena Granata. "Metrominuto Ferrara: a map that makes you walk" (in Italian). Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. Comune di Modena. "Metrominuto" (in Italian). Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. gre_kow (17 October 2015). "Belgorod: Metrominuto" (in Russian). Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. Serafín Alonso (23 October 2019). "At least 57 cities have copied Pontevedra's Metrominuto". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. Red de Ciudades que Caminan. "Cities that walk" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  • Concello de Pontevedra. "Metrominuto" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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