Did you know...?

Did you know that... 37% of trips in the city are done on foot?
Did you know that... 73.8% of people in Barcelona regard themselves as pedestrians rather than drivers?
Did you know that... an average of about 150,000 people walk along the Rambla every day?
Did you know that... around 3,500 people go through Fontanella-Portal del Àngel every hour?
Did you know that... every week 1.2 million people walk through BarnaCentre?
Did you know that... in energy terms, the transport sector accounts for up to 40% of the total energy consumption in our society?And that two-thirds of this energy is used by private vehicles. A driver who decides to walk on short trips consumes 8 times less energy than if he had gone in a full car.
Did you know that... walking is the perfect form of transport for short distances? A number of studies have shown that in many cases it is much faster and more efficient to walk than take a motor vehicle when going on short trips in congested cities.
Did you know that... in a number of surveys conducted in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Vienna, people living there clearly place time savings as being most important when choosing a means of transport for their daily trips rather than such issues as safety and comfort?
Did you know that... air pollution affects drivers more than it does pedestrians?The levels of benzene, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide may be higher for those inside a car than those outside it. This is due to the fact that the car's air distribution system feeds on air polluted by the emissions of other cars.
Did you know that... walking is a form of exercise which can be practised even when you aren't fit and which you can keep up almost all your life?
Did you know that... in Barcelona there are 130.43 hectares of pedestrian areas and streets, which is the equivalent of 260 football pitches?

Sources: Barcelona town council. World Health Organisation.