Activities within the week
Colchester organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2006, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
Promotion of alternatives to single - occupancy car travel thereby reduring transport's contribution to pollution and climate change principally through:
- events on ITWMC day (see below)
- the LSP's Travel Plan Club in the form of individual pledges to use alternatives on journeys to work
- Colchester-wide publicity using local media, including local radio and their promotions with business and schools.
Car-free day
Colchester carries out a Car-Free Day 2006 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, will be cloased for 8am - 6pm, from Hawthorn Avenue to Gorse Walk.