All week
The municipality of Cagliari has long tried to improve living conditions in the city through the development of its urban road network, so to make it more in line with the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Currently, the municipality is involved in:
The extension of its light rail system to connect the two hubs of “Piazza Repubblica” and “Piazza Matteotti” (with this latter one representing the main terminal in Sardinia).
The improvement and extension of its stone paved historic streets, many of which contain some of the most significant city’s art treasures.
The realization of feasibility studies for the creation/extension of green ways along the Poetto’s seaside promenade.
The adoption of a policy based on small, continuous, improvements in the city’s road network.
The environmental movement "Patto dei Sindaci", which has recently approved an “Action Plan for the Sustainable Energy” (APSE) containing a list of strategies to adopt to reach a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020, as well as advocating policies for sustainable mobility.
Activities scheduled for the European week of Sustainable Mobility 2014:
Road safety courses for primary schools pupils. These courses, designed to help pedestrians and cyclists, as well as promoting public transport, are organized in partnership with the city’s traffic officers and CTM. Relaunch of the LPEEH project (Love, People, Ecology, Education, Health) designed to promote and organize kids’ home-to-school travels by foot, bicycle, push scooter or other similar transport means.
Information points located around the city to provide information related to environmental issues, sustainable mobility, cyclists’ safety, public transport and so on.
“Bike to work and bike to school” - Positioning of 3 gazebos along Cagliari’s main streets to assess how many people cycle to work or school.
"Conference: Traffic and health" - Data on air pollution and its effects on health ( in partnership with Legambiente). Presentation of the main results of the project "Imparis", designed to provide school pupils with a car pooling service.
"Achille Trophy" - Contest between different vehicles designed to promote the creation of an integrated public transport system in the metropolitan area of Cagliari.
"A walk in the historic neighbourhood of Lapola" - Cultural itinerary among the Pisan walls and the fifth-century fortifications in the port of Cagliari and the historic commercial neighbourhood of Bagnomaria/Lapola (in partnership with Legambiente)
"Bike and ice cream" - Weekly summer bike trail to the several traditional ice-cream parlours in the city.
"Safe bike" - Online listing and registration of the bikes in the Italian Registry of Bikes, promotion of deterrent policies designed to prevent bike theft.
"The car….just when we really need it. The hows and whys of car sharing in Cagliari" - Training session designed to inform the citizens about the correct use of the car sharing services available in Cagliari.
"Third edition of the Health Bike Ride" - Bike ride in the city for adults and kids.
"The endless city – When the outskirts become the city" - Project started to engage citizens in reading and the arts within urban contexts, CTM’s buses and bus shelters. Readings and plays will be organized with the presence of actors and musicians.
"Metropolitan parade" - A traveling play will take place along an historic street in the city centre, with the aim to promote the arts within urban contexts.
“On board music” - A professional string quartet will play classical music on board of the new CTM’s trolleys.
“Video context” - A short film will be made by IED students to promote the 2014 edition of the European Week of Sustainable Mobility and of the Alig’Art Festival. The best short will receive an award, with the awards ceremony to be held during the European Week of Sustainable Mobility. The winning short will be broadcasted on CTM’s buses.
"International Meeting: Smart City" - An international meeting on sustainable mobility and public transport is scheduled. Alain Flausch (Secretary General of the International Association of Public Transport), several institutional delegates and Local Public Transport decision makers will attend the meeting.
Pedestrianization of the historic neighbourhood of Marina.
Pedestrianization of “Piazza Palazzo” (part of the historic neighbourhood of Castello) during the European Week of Sustainable Mobility.