Activities within the week
Bijeljina organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
13:00 - Press conference of Mayor - announcing the EMW and activities that will follow during the week and beyond, with focus on the city's commitment to establish the SUMP and start introducing bicycle lanes in the city
12:30 - Street action in the city center - raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
17 September
12:00 - Street action in the city center - raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
18 September
09:00 - First meeting of Working Group for the establishment of Bijeljina SUMP
12:00 - Workshop on raising awareness about urban mobility among Primary school students - in cooperation with Technical school "Mihajlo Pupin" Bijeljina / Media coverage
12:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
19 September
11:00 - Installation of 3 new bicycle parking spaces/stands (2 in front of City Administration building, 1 in front of Public Security Center) / Media coverage - in cooperation with Private Company "Jovašević" that donated the stands
12:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
20 September
11:00 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
11:00 - Monitoring of traffic frequency in city center - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
21 September
12:00 - Monitoring of traffic frequency in city center - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"
17:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens, promotional bicycle drive in city center main street for children, free correctness checks for bicycle - in cooperation with "M-Bike Shop";
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-24pm
22 September
Car free day / closing the main street in the center 24 hours
10:00 - Promotional bicycle drive from the city center to border crossing with Serbia (Pavlović bridge) - promoting the future international bicycle route "Drina" - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"
Permanent measures
Bijeljina 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)
planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
planned
Elaboration of educational materials
planned
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
Car-free day
Bijeljina carries out a Car-Free Day 2019 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:
The main street in the city center "Vuka Karadžića" will be closed 24 hours for traffic on 22 September 2019.
Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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