Participating towns and cities

Italy Padova (Padua) , Italy

Website:
www.padovanet.it
Population:
210.000 inhabitants
Department:
Settore Ambiente e Territorio
Contact:
Cinzia Rinzafri
Via dei salici
35124 Padova
(++39) 049 820 50 21

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Padova (Padua) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
www.padovanet.it/informazione/sfida-europea-social-biking-challenge
17 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
4.30pm to 7.30pm | Cultural Center Altinate San Gaetano: Presentation of the ongoing process for the elaboration of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), invloving the 17 Municipalities part of the Metropolitan Area of Padova. Thematic workshops are also scheduled.
18 September
Social Biking Challenge//Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
9.00 to 12.00 | Hospital area
Bike frame ID code
A free-of-charge service by ECF member FIAB - Amici della Bicicletta (Padova) to help preventing bikes to be stolen. Online booking on www.padovanet.it
11.00 | City Hall-Palazzo Moroni
Press Conference "Collect Green Miles" Competition
The competition invites school students to collect "green miles" going from home to school and back home using sustainable transportation (by foot, bike, bus, car pooling). Challenge from October 1st-27th.
19 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
20 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
7.30 to 9.30 | Monitoring activity in selected spot of the city
GIRETTO D'ITALIA: 8th national Urban Cycling initiative, encouraging Bike to work. Promoted by Legambiente and VeloLove in cooperation with Euromobility. The staff of the Municipality and FIAB volunteers will count bike passages in 4 spots of the city.
September 20th-23rd: ITACA' RESPONSIBLE TOURISM FESTIVAL 2018
A rich program to discover places and cultures by foot, by bike, by boat. Workshops, Drinks and travel stories, guided tours, events in parks and neighborhoods, concerts, docufilm, books to promote a more ethical and respectful of the environment idea of tourism. One Festival, many territories, combining sustainable tourism with the well-being.
Info:
www.festivalitaca.net
itacaturismo.padova@gmail.com
21 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)
22 September
Social Biking Challenge/Bike-to-work for Muncipality of Padova employees (Sept.16th-Oct 6th)

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Padova (Padua) implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Introducing cargo bikes
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas