Participating towns and cities

RomaniaBistrita, Romania

Population:
78.877 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Liliana Cocesiu
420040, Piata Cenntral, no. 6
420040 Bistrita
(++40) 756222009

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bistrita organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
16th – 22nd of September -
LOCAL PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY:
”Publi - bicycle”;
European Campaigns TRAFFIC SNAKE GAME and MOBI;
European project “CitiZEN”;
Educational Activities „ Intelligent mobility. Powerful economy” at the GREEN SCHOOL;
Saturday – the 17th of September, 9:30 h:
„Belgium cyclists in the aid of Romanian elders” - 5 Belgium cyclists go 1000 km in 10 days to promote the necessity of
home care in Romania.
All the actions are accomplished together with the Public Health Department Bistriţa-Năsăud and Environment Protection Agency Bistriţa-Năsăud

Car-free day Car-free day

Bistrita carries out a Car-Free Day 2016 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:
Thursday the 22nd of September,
In town without my car, h 8,00 – 18,00: Closed traffic in the city center, on the routes Dornei - Piaţa Centrală – Gh. Şincai and all-day activities in this area:

1. ”Let’s pedal for green energy!”-
2 bicycles that generate electricity, will charge, through pedaling, the bypasser’s phones.

2. ”Smart mini-CitiZENs”-h1 0.00 ◊Intelligent mobility fun games for kindergarden and primary school pupils – Animation with the ECO MASCOT; Action accomplished together with the Europe Direct local Center;
◊Street-football: Contest between schools;

3. SUNPOWER - ECOLAND PROJECT -
Making of and assembling of a system that generates and deposits the electrical power through a photovoltaic panel of 20 W that allows the
users to charge their gadgets.
Action accomplished together with a local NGO.

4. ”The bicycle senior”;

5. „CitiZEN” city bike tour;

6.„Two wheels family” -
The family that participates in the „CitiZEN” cycling tour with at least 2 members will be awarded;

7.Bike-trial demo
with the participation of one of the most known bikers in Romania;

8.The “CitiZEN” sustainable mobility ambassador in Bistriţa ;

9.In the 21st and 22nd of September the Environment Protection Agency will make noise measurements in the area where the traffic is closed on the 22nd to make the appropriate comparison;

10.GREEN LINE: free transport for pupils going and coming from school; Action accomplished together with the local transport company;

11. The most important moments of the event will be part of a promotion movie made in the framework of the European project CitiZEN.