Participating towns and cities

ItalyDesenzano del Garda, Italy

Population:
29.000 inhabitants
Department:
Servizi di comunicazione
Contact:
Stefano Benini
Via Carducci, 4
25015 Desenzano del Garda (Bs)
(++39) 030 9994211
Desenzano del Garda already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Desenzano del Garda organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The Municipality has joined the project promoted by the Provincial Health Authority called "Health in the commune".
It aims at collecting data about a long list of indicators concerning public health, citizens' behaviours, mobility patterns, planning choices, air quality, etc..
As a second activity the Municipality is leading a group of six communes to draw the Sustainable Energy Action Plan.
Third, during the week a bike sharing service will start and a bike race will take place on the 21st and 22nd also to promote the message of the week.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Desenzano del Garda 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Promoting health and wealth programmes and monitoring
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Estension of the 30km/h zone to the entire historical centre of Desenzano
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Desenzano del Garda carries out a Car-Free Day 2013 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:
During week-ends the main streeet along the lake is closed to private traffic.
On the 21st and 22nd a major part of the centre will be closed for the most popular bike race "Gran fondo Colnago".