The main goal of the reform, promoted by Deputy Mayor Xavier Cardona's team, is to unify and simplify the restricted zones, reducing them from six to just three: Plaça Vella, Seu d’Ègara (replacing Antic Poble de Sant Pere), and the new Àrea Centre (Central Area), which groups the remaining zones and expands slightly southward.
The major innovation is the introduction of occasional access authorization for non-resident vehicles in the Àrea Centre, limited to 52 permits annually. This process will be managed through a municipal web portal, where applications can be submitted between 24 hours before and 72 hours after accessing the zone.
“"The advantage of differentiating the Pedestrian Area and the Low Emission Zone is that a large part of the pedestrian zones have undergone a physical transformation in recent years."
Access control will be carried out using agents, bollards, and 11 cameras with license plate recognition. Although the sanctioning regime, with fines of 200 euros (the same as the ZBE), will be implemented later, technicians stress that restrictions for pedestrian areas and the ZBE are independent.
This reorganization is part of Terrassa's future Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan 2026-2031, which will also include a reorganization of the bus network and will replace the plan in force since 2016.
