Participating towns and cities

HungaryGyőr, Hungary

Website:
Population:
130.000 inhabitants
Department:
Környezetvédelmi Osztály
Contact:
Herman Etelka
Honvéd liget 1.
9021 Győr
(++36) 96 500-441

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Győr organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Free Bike-rent
Bike demonstration
Bike tour
Second-hand bicycle market
Improving City Climate Art workshop and exhibition
"Plant a Tree reduce CO2" Actions
Mobility conference

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Győr 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
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
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
Accessibilities
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Győr carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 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:
Temporary close of 20 km long mix. used roads, during the bicycle demonstration. Car free zone in one street at least for two days. One of the streets will be allowed to use only for public transport and for passangers and cyclists (not even for parking!). This street is used by aprox.: 5000 cars / day. at the moment.