Participating towns and cities

BulgariaBurgas, Bulgaria

Website:
www.burgas.bg
Population:
210.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Boian Popunkiov
ul Kliment Ohridski 3
Strategic Planning Directorate
Burga, Bulgaria
8000 Burgas

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Burgas organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Burgas Municipality is organizing several activities relative to the theme.
During the entire week the mobile laboratory formeasuring the quality of the air in the city will open its doors to the citizens interested in how the air quality is measured and what the analsysis in different areas of the city show.
Also throughout the week an art installation called The Earth- our home will compare green city solutions to the most industrial zones of the Earth.
A green oazis will be situated in a city central place usually used by automobiles to show how urban spaces can be planned and used in smarter ways for the people rather than for the traffic.
In the weekend citizens of Burgas can practice fitness in urban areas with free open sessions of yoga,zumba and dance extreme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Burgas 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)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Further info
This year the city of Burgas has fully renovated its public transport bus system with 67 new low emission bus vehicles. Thus Burgas became the first city in Bulgaria to ever change its bus fleet at once.It has renovated 174 bus stops and constructed an overall of 10km new bicycle lanes. In addition this summer in June started functioning the first in the country pulic rent a bike system.