Participating towns and cities

HungaryTapolca, Hungary

Website:
Population:
15.000 inhabitants
Department:
Tapolca Kft.
Contact:
Emőke Bata-Sipos
Fő tér 1.
HU-8300 Tapolca
(++36) 309293540

Participation 2008

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Tapolca 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Tapolca 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:
Tapolca: Bem Apó u.,Fő tér, Deák F.u., Kossuth L. u., Darányi u., Semmelweis u. Úttörő u., Liszt F. u., Bacsó B. u., Mónus I. u.