Participating towns and cities

HungarySzeged, Hungary

Website:
www.szegedvaros.hu
Population:
169.678 inhabitants
Department:
Fejleszetési Iroda
Contact:
Laura Gorzó
Széchenyi tér 10-11.
6720 Szeged
(++36) 62 564220

Participation 2012

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Szeged 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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Enlargement of pavements
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Szeged carries out a Car-Free Day 2012 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:
Due to other road reconstruction works the following squares and streets are restricted to the private car:
- Somogyi street,
- Dugonics square,
- Árpád square,
- Deák Ferenc street,
- Apáthy street,
- Vásárhelyi Pál street,