Participating towns and cities

FranceCREON, France

Population:
4.070 inhabitants
Contact:
JEAN SAMENAYRE
50 place de la Prévôté
33670 CREON
(++33) 0557345454
CREON already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2010 2007

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Créon est la première "station de vélo" de France. Elle a aménagé au coeur de son tissu urbain le premier Point relais Vélo européen vélo routes voies vertes (piste Lapébie)
Elle s'engage pour la semaine à organiser une alternative à l'automobile pour le déplacement des enfants vers les écoles (opération Vélobus) durant cette semaine
ouvrir le Point relais Vélo le 22 septembre gratuitement pour la pratqiue du vélo
Mettre en place une opération d'intitiation aux déplacements à vélo dans la ville avec le soutien du club local.
Mise en place de la première charte "ville cyclotouristique" de France

Permanent measures Permanent measures

CREON 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

CREON 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:
Création d'une piste cyclable communale en site propre reliant le centre de la ville bastide au centre commercial excentré