Participating towns and cities

BelgiumMerelbeke, Belgium

Website:
Population:
24.400 inhabitants
Contact:
Local Campaigner
9820 Merelbeke
9820
Merelbeke already registered 10x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2011 2010 2009

Participation 2016

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Merelbeke 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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Merelbeke 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:
Hundelgemsesteenweg tussen de Molenhoek en rotonde met de Zwijnaardsesteenweg