Participating towns and cities

RomaniaArad, Romania

Website:
www.primariaarad.ro
Population:
147.000 inhabitants
Department:
European Development Programmes Department
Contact:
Laura Bocancios
Bd. Revolutiei Nr 75
310130 Arad
(++40) 257 212478, 0788281711

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Arad organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- round table on topic "Streets for people", with representatives of the Agency for Environment Protection Arad, Arad City Hall, Arad Police, Directorate for Education, Public Health Directorate, mass-media, schools and kindergartens, NGOs;
- information and education campaigns in schools, related to the effects of pollution on the environment,the necessity to have a cleaner city with cleaner streets and more green areas;
- study visits at the most polluted sites in Arad (e.g. major road junctions);
- technical measurements of the level of pollutants and specialty explanations;
- ecological education on sites;
- distribution of information materials, fliers, etc. to raise the awareness of preserving the environment healthy;
- press conference;
- sport competitions for school children (bicycles, skateboards, rollers) in order to develop and encourage the use of the alternative means of transport;
- stop the car access on a major road of the city.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

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

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Arad carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 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 residential street I.C.Bratianu will be closed on 21st September 2007.
- it is located right in the city center with direct access to the main boulevard of the city (where complex rehabilitation works are being undertaken at this moment, within the above mentioned project);
- it collects the traffic from four streets;
- it is a combined residential, offices and shopping street,two ways,2+1 lanes on each way;
- busy traffic, street with important impact on the city traffic.