Participating towns and cities

Italy Genova (Genoa) , Italy

Website:
www.comune.genova.it
Population:
566.410 inhabitants
Department:
Direzione Mobilità e Trasporti
Contact:
Carla Gerbaudi
via Garibaldi 9, 16121 Genova
via di Francia 1, 16149 Genova
(++39) 0105577803

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Genova (Genoa) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Genova (Genoa) 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
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 the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Genova (Genoa) carries out a Car-Free Day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.