Participating towns and cities

ItalyCastelleone, Italy

Population:
9.600 inhabitants
Department:
Assessore all'Ambiente, Viabilità
Contact:
Massimiliano Busnelli
P.zza del Comune, 3
26012 Castelleone
(++39) 3202579692
Castelleone already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Castelleone organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Tuesday 16th September - Opening of the 2014 European Mobility Week

6:00 p.m. / Teatro Leone / Castelleone
Inauguration of the contemporary art exhibition by the artist Marina Sissa Antoniazzi.
9:00 p.m. / Teatro Leone / Castelleone
Opening of the 2014 European Mobility Week with a conference held at Teatro Leone in Castelleone. Presentation of the proposal for the new cycling-pedestrian route Castelleone-Soresina, trough the viewing of the video-path, of the layout and of its morphological characters.

Wednesday 17th September - Statistical survey of urban cyclists and sustainable experience

From 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. / Castelleone
Statistical survey of the cyclists circulating in the town of Castelleone, carried out by the mobility volunteers of the Associazione Cantiere Castelleone, in four strategical locations of the town : Viale Santuario, Via Bressanoro, Via Cappi and Via Solferino. This initiative is part of a five-year plan of the Regione Lombardia.
9:00 p.m. /Cineteatro Giovanni Paolo II / Castelleone
“A spasso con Desy”, 2.300 km., from Crema to Santiago de Compostela on an electric scooter, a real experience told by Gian Paolo Vitalini who actually made it.

Thursday 18th September - Mobility of people with disabilities and Bike in good health

From 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. /Castelleone
Reconnaissance, statistical survey, study and design of safe routes in town for persons with disabilities.
Study for the removal of architectural barriers.
9:00 p.m. / Teatro Leone / Castelleone
Conference to be held at Teatro Leone concerning the health perspective of sustainable mobility, with the participation of the Sport Doctor Dott.ssa Adelaide Tironi.

Friday 19th September - Photo workshop “Slow Bicycle” and other theme exhibitions

6:00 p.m. / Spazio espositivo Ufficio Turismo / Castelleone
Inauguration of the photo exhibition concerning the theme of sustainable mobility, organized by Fotoclub “Elio Fornasa”
9:00 p.m. / Piazza del Comune / Castelleone
Photo workshop - some professional photographers of Pi&Pi Studio will show you the technique to catch the movement in an image.

Saturday 20th September - Open day “Safe Bike” and events in the centre

Whole day / Castelleone
A protected shelter for bikes will be set in Piazza Isso.
Here below the list of some of a few events which will go on in the historical centre of Castelleone : Piazza del Comune, Via Roma and Via Garibaldi which, for the occasion, will be closed to motorized vehicles in order to give a strong message about how we could easily live without using the car.
- Exhibition of the bikes found by the county police
- Series of events organized by the Botteghe di Castelleone
- Whole day : expository stands along via Roma
- From 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - along the streets and the suburbs of Castelleone : treasure hunt by bike, with the help of the Associazione Cantiere Castelleone, then snack for all kids, musical entertainment organized by the teachers of the School of Music
- from 6:00 p.m. in the historical centre : Happy Hour
- from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. along via Garibaldi : events for children, painting and colours

Sunday 21st September - Biciclettata “our street, our choice”, historical bikes exhibition

Whole day / Caselleone
A protected shelter for bikes will be set in Piazza Isso.
- In the historical centre, closed to motorized vehicles, and precisely in Piazza del Comune : exhibition of historical bikes
- from 10:00 a.m. along via Garibaldi : events for children, painting and colours
- from 10:00 a.m. along via Santuario : road test of an electric scooter Etc-Ecology
- 3:00 p.m. : performance of professional cyclists of Imbalplast (young team)
- Waiting for the biciclettata “our street, our choice”. The departure is at 2:30 p.m. from Piazza del Duomo in Crema, proceeds along Madignano and ends in Castelleone, where the bike amateurs of FIAB will stop for about one hour before leaving for Crema where, around 6:30 p.m., a cocktail is offered by the Soci Coop. Committee. The event is organized by Legambiente AC, Photoclub Ombriano-Crema and Associazione Cantiere Castelleone. Rest stop in Piazza del Comune, musical entertainment and Bike Assistance Point set by Cicli Guerini.
- Whole day : expository stands
- Whole day : implementation of the town bike register
- 9:00 p.m. in Piazza del Comune : Teatro di Strada by the acting company “El Turass”

Monday 22nd September - In town without my car and “Lessons in town”

Whole day / Piazza del Comune / Castelleone
In Piazza del Comune, closed to motorized vehicles during the European day “in town without my car”, the event “lessons in town” will take place. The Istituto Scolastico Sentati will listen to the lessons taught by the County Police and by the specialists of FIAB Cremasco about road safety regulations on two wheels.
Music lessons along the streets given by the teachers of the School of Music.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Castelleone 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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers

Car-free day Car-free day

Castelleone carries out a Car-Free Day 2014 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:
Saturday 20th September:
via Roma, P.zza del Comune, via Garibaldi.

Sunday 21st September:
via Roma, P.zza del Comune, via Garibaldi, viale Santuario.

Monday 22 th September:
P.zza del Comune