Participating towns and cities

GreeceAlimos, Greece

Population:
42.872 inhabitants
Department:
Communication
Contact:
PETIA SALIKYRIAKI
Αριστοτέλους 53, 174 55 Άλιμος
17456 Alimos
(++30) 69804048401
Alimos already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Alimos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Public awareness raising - Distribution of leaflets regarding the European Mobility Week and the activities scheduled during this week in Municipality of Alimos.
17 September
Free entrance for the citizens to the play "The Party of our lives" which will take place in an open public theater . Also, there will be an extensive use of informative material about the participation of Municipality of Alimos to the European Mobility Week.
18 September
Experts transport engineers will speak to students of secondary school regarding the goals of European Mobility Week and the ways in which they can participate.
19 September
Experts transport engineers will speak to students of high school regarding the goals of European Mobility Week and the ways in which they can participate.
20 September
Alternative ways of transportation from and to Municipality of Alimos will be promoted through social media. These indicative transportation modes will be designed on maps and will promote the theme of European 's Mobility Week for 2018 which is "Mix and Move".
21 September
A torch race will be organized in central streets of Alimos. Adults and children will participate spreading the idea of streets use by the pedestrians as well and not only by cars.
22 September
Two major activities will take place during the day.
1. Relay race with bikes will be organized by the seaside road, enabling the cyclists to use part of the main street for this activity.
2. Car free day. A central street of the Municipality will be used only by pedestrians and cyclists. Adventurous games, music, dance and other activities will be offered to citizens and especially to children in order to enjoy the street without traffic and cars.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

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

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles

Car-free day Car-free day

Alimos carries out a Car-Free Day 2018 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:
Eleftheriou Venizelou street in Alimos will be closed to traffic on 22 September.