Participating towns and cities

Greece Heraklion (HΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) , Greece

Website:
www.heraklion.gr
Population:
173.993 inhabitants
Department:
Municipal Department of Technical Works
Contact:
Pelagia Hereti
Agiou Titou 1, Heraklion, Crete, GREECE
71201
(++30) 2813409886
Heraklion (HΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2015

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Heraklion (HΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Heraklion (HΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Heraklion (HΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) 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.