Participating towns and cities

IrelandDublin City Council, Ireland

Population:
500.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environment & Transport
Contact:
Deirdre Kelly
Block 2, Floor 7, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland, D08 RF3F Dublin City Council
(++353) 01 874559494

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Dublin City Council organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
as below

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Dublin City Council 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials

Car-free day Car-free day

Dublin City Council 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:
A zone comprising streets between Grafton Street and South Great Georges Street will be pedestrianised on In Town without my Car Day on 22nd September, 2010.