Participating towns and cities

Czech RepublicLitomyšl, Czech Republic

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Population:
10.378 inhabitants
Department:
Odbor místního a silničního hospodářství (Department of Local an
Contact:
Rostislav Šimon
Město Litomyšl, Bří Šťastných 1000, 57001 Litomyšl
(++420) 601122487
Litomyšl already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2006

Participation 2006

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Litomyšl organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2006, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
From Monday to Thursday, Czech Police trained children from kindergartens for safe movement on roads and the town prepared a traffic competition for them in the area of the Zámecká kindergarten.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Litomyšl implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Further info
A mini-roundabout crossing with an elevated zebra crossing for pedestrians was installed in 17. listopadu Street. This measure should improve traffic in the street for public transport buses. Furthermore, the town arranged the marking of counter-directional passing of cyclists on the one-way roads of the town (the streets of Vodní valy, J.E. Purkyně, Gregorka)
The town also established a zone with prohibited waiting of cargo vehicles and buses at night in the territory of the whole town (less intensive noise and smog load).

Car-free day Car-free day

Litomyšl 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:
The main square was closed during the ECFD.