Participating towns and cities

RomaniaGura Humorului, Romania

Population:
15.778 inhabitants
Department:
Protectia Mediului
Contact:
Cecilia Bedrulea
Piata Republicii nr.14
725300 Gura Humorului
(++40) 0230235051
Gura Humorului already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Gura Humorului organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
-the restriction of the main traffic artery of our town
-organise sporting competitions placing in the centre of the town-for all ages-rolls,bikes,athletics contests,etc
-drawing and painting contests with this theme (school contests)
-publication of different articles with this theme on scools magazines

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Gura Humorului 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)
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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials

Car-free day Car-free day

Gura Humorului 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:
-The main traffic artery -Bucovina Bd- will be restricted to the private car between 21-22 September