Since its inception, Valdebebas has focused on social responsibility, fostering
the social integration of all citizens to make sure that everyone who will
one day live and work in Valdebebas will be able to fully participate in
all social and economic activities, regardless of age or physical capacity.
In order to achieve this goal, measures have been taken to guarantee overall
accessibility to the urban setting of Valdebebas.
Agreement with the ONCE Foundation
In 2006 Valdebebas signed an agreement with the
ONCE Foundation
for the improvement of overall accessibility of the project. This is the
first time that an owners´ management board has carried out an initiative
of this type. Valdebebas and Fundosa Accesibilidad, a division of the
ONCE
Foundation, set an objective to design all urban architecture in
the development project to ensure accessibility for all citizens.
Fundosa Accesibilidad drafts plans and projects that
fit in the framework of a design favoring the suppression of all types
of barriers, including architectural, urban, transport and social communications.
The project includes the analysis of the Urban Development Project to
identify those elements that make accessibility difficult, as well as
the identification of areas for improvement, such as roads, public spaces
and building environments. This analysis allows Valdebebas to make the
necessary modifications to ensure accessibility and to obtain the Global
Accessibility Management Certificate, UNE 17001.
Urban Development Project Analysis
- Detection of barriers or elements limiting accessibility
- Detection of ambiguities
- Ways to improve:
Pedestrian paths and spaces
Parks and natural spaces
Public transport
Private transport
- Information and communication
- Building settings
Typological "Ad Hoc" Solutions and criteria
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Site furnishings
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Sign posting and sensorial information
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Lighting
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Pavements
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Reserved parking spaces
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Spaces for:
Pedestrian traffic on sidewalks
Pedestrian traffic in parks and natural spaces
Bicycle paths
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Typological solutions
For crosswalks, dropped curbs and access to surrounding
buildings
At public transport stops
In rest areas
Overall Accessibility
- A structured approached for achieving UNE 170001 Certification