Participating towns and cities

HungaryVecsés, Hungary

Website:
Population:
20.228 inhabitants
Contact:
Olympia Tóth
Szent István Tér 1.
2220 Vecsés
(++36) 29  352 000/225
Vecsés already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004 2003

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vecsés organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Organising the «In Town Without My Car!» event, preferably on Monday 22 September 2008
setting aside one or several areas that are reserved solely for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport during the entire day (from at least 1 hour before to 1 hour after normal working hours

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vecsés 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 facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Vecsés carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 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:
Telepi road