Participating towns and cities

Cyprus Lemesos (Limassol) , Cyprus

Population:
101.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Maria Antoniou
23 Arch. Kyprianos str
3600 Lemesos
(++357) 25884361
Lemesos (Limassol) already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2014 2011 2010 2009 2008 2003

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lemesos (Limassol) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1. During the Week: Organisation of seminars and presentations on urban air quality and transport
2. In Town Without My Car - Saturday 20th September
Cycling tour around the city centre
The city´s main shopping road will restricted as a car free area
Evening events including a childrens´play with an environmental theme, singing, painting, distribution of information material on air pollution, transport and energy, clean vehicles exhibition, and an exhibition of alternative energy sources.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lemesos (Limassol) 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places

Car-free day Car-free day

Lemesos (Limassol) 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:
The city´s main shopping street