Activities within the week
Sofia (София) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2021, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
Beginning of campaign #Team1CarLess
11:00 - 13:00 Library on wheels "Bibliobus" of Sofia Library
Place: Knyazhevo (the garden next to "Bratya Miladinovi"
Information campaign via electronic information boards at the public transport stops "European Mobility Week, Sofia 16-22 September 2021" (will continue until the 22nd of September)
Campaign "Kill the speed, SAVE A CHILD!"
(will continue until the 22nd of September)
Campaign #Team1CarLess for popularizing sustainable mobility and preferring ways of transportation in the urban areas other than cars, as a social media challenge
17 September
10:00 - 11:30 Road safety children's event on an interactive platform, located between the spaces from Zh.k. Mladost 3 to building N372, organized by the Traffic Safety Council
Participants: Children from 178 "Silver hoof", volunteers from Bulgarian Red Cross
10:00 - 13:00 and 19:30 - 21:30 "Sound of the subway"
Flashmob in the Sofia metro, creativity and innovation of young artists. The event will take place in the metro from the third metro diameter from Krasno Selo to Gorna banya. The event will be in dedication of Sofia day.
16:30 Road safety children's event titled "Life is with priority on the road!" in the yard of Kindergarten "Lilia" for the occasion of Sofia day - September 17.
Participants: Children from Kindergarten №10 "Cheburashka", Kindergarten №12 "Lilia" and children from Kids' Center "Merry Sofia Traffic Light"
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
18 September
11:00 Historical pedestrian tour (Historical routes/ historicalroutes.bg)
Place: Roundabout on Lion's Bridge Square
10:00 - 12:00 Launching a traffic safety platform and a program that includes: training discussion, demonstration, and a quiz
Place: Pancharevo village, near the bike lane next to the lake
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
19 September
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
-Stand of ENJOY BIKES electric bicycles
20 September
10.00 - 11:00 Open Day at Stolichen Avtotransport EAD - exposition of vehicles
Location: Malashevtsi Bus Garage
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
21 September
A mobile station of Sofia Municipality will be conducting 24h measurements of the main air polluters, located in front of Sofia Inspectorate (will continue also on 22, 23)
Timeslots: 10:00 - 11:00, 11:00 - 12:00, 14:00-15:00 and 15:00-16:00
A visit to a simulator for driver training at depot Zemlyane, Metropoliten EAD
The visits will be conducted in four groups of fifteen participants (registration beforehand is needed, to be done at
projects@sofiatraffic.bg)
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
22 September
From 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., will be prohibited for vehicles to enter the following areas: Kn. Alexander Dondukov ”,“ Vasil Levski ”Blvd.,“ Patriarch Evtimiy ”Blvd.,“ Hristo Botev ”Blvd.,“ Todor Alexandrov ”Blvd., except for the border streets and boulevards
10:00 Cycling trip with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark (17 km)
Starting point: Knyaz Alexander I Square, Center - endpoint: Druzhbensko Lake, Druzhba district
11: 00-13: 00 Retro tram
Route: Vazrazhdane Square - Alabin Street - Kn. M. Louisa - Central Station - Lion Bridge - Hr. Botev - Vazrazhdane Square
From 19:00 on 17 September to 19:00 on 22 September, the area in front of the National Historical Museum will be used only by cyclists, pedestrians, electric scooters, and public transport, and will be prohibited for cars to enter that area
Permanent measures
Sofia (София) 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Car-free day
Sofia (София) carries out a Car-Free Day 2021 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Sofia (София), Bulgaria
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