Participating towns and cities

HungaryMiskolc, Hungary

Website:
www.miskolc.hu
Population:
169.226 inhabitants
Department:
Városépítészeti Főosztály
Contact:
Dezső Nagy
Városház tér 8.
3525 Miskolc
(++36) 46 512-700

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Miskolc organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Opening Day - "Go to work!" competition (by bike, public transport, car or foot, free breakfast for bikers), Press conference
Day of Public Transport
Day of "In Nature Without My Car!", the Family Together (bike tours in the Bükk National Park on 30, 50, 80 or 110 km, the entrance to the Zoo is free for bikers and pedestrians)
Day of Living Streets
Day of Responsible Car Using and Traffic Safety (traffic safety controls, speed measurements, hybrid cars)
Day of Mobility and Health
Car Free Day

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Miskolc 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)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Miskolc carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 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:
Görgey street from the traffic circle until the Lévay street, moreover the beginning of the neighbouring streets