Participating towns and cities

GreeceLarissa, Greece

Population:
146.926 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Operational Planning
Contact:
Maria Nikolaidou
Ionos Dragoumi 1, 41222, Larissa
(++30) 2413500237
Larissa already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2013 2002

Participation 2021

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Larissa organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2021, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
WEDNESDAY 15/09/2021
19: 00-21: 00 Diachronic Museum of Larissa (open Garden)
Friends of Thessalian History Association - Photo Exhibition "Larissa on the Move"

16/9/2021
09: 30-11: 30 Municipal Kindergartens - Traffic Education Activities
19: 00-21: 00 Official Kickstart of European Mobility Week in Larissa
Central Sq
- Cycling ride - "We move Sustainably - We stay Healthy"
- Joyful and carefree streets "The new projects in the city center" - Forum Group @ Clown Larissa Edu Europe & Social Enterprise Clown Assembly
17 September
08:30-09: 40 "From home to school on a bike" Educational presentation for students of the 6th grade of primary schools
Central Sq
10: 00-22: 00 Bicycle Exhibition
10: 00-22: 00 IEK DIMITRA - Solidarity Cycling for the Social Grocery of the Municipality of Larissa
16: 00-21: 00 Road Safety Institute "Panos Mylonas", Citizens' University-Larissa Learning City, Aegean Motorway - Crash Simulators, Rollover, Drunken Simulation Glasses
18 September
Central Sq
10: 00-22: 00 Bicycle Exhibition
10: 00-22: 00 IEK DIMITRA - Solidarity Cycling for the Social Grocery of the Municipality of Larissa
10: 30-11: 00 Red Cross - First Aid Demonstration

Alkazar Park
16: 00-20: 30 HERO 2030 Event
- Bicycle skill track dedicated to the 17 goals for the sustainable development of the United Nations
- Mini baby race, fun race
- Educational presentation "Riding in nature and in the city and learning the secrets of cycling "
Environmental Education Center Kissavou-Elassona - Experiential Workshop "Bicycle in knowledge "
Culture Clubs of the Municipality of Larissa - Art workshop "The art buses"
Local bike shops - Workshops "Maintenance of the bicycle"
Forum Theater Group @ Clown Larissa & Social Enterprise Edu Europe - Theatrical games: "Green mobility"
Local First Aid Group EPOMEA LARISAS - First Aid Demonstration
19 September
07:30-18:00 CAR-FREE DAY
CENTRAL SQ
10:00-22:00 Bicycle Exhibition
10:00-22:00 IEK DIMITRA - Solidarity Cycling for the Social Grocery of the Municipality of Larissa
10:30-11:00 Red Cross - Demonstration of First Aid
11:00-12:30 AID - Treasure Hunt
10:00-13:00 Open space chess
10:00-12:00 Forum Theater Group @ Clown Larissa, Social Enterprise Edu Europe- "The lunar people" awareness for disability and mobility
10:00-11:00 Larissa Marathon Runners Association, Association of Cancer Patients of Larissa - Walking the city
10:00-12:00 1rst, 2nd and 5th Skouts’ Systems - Cleaning of signboards (Papanastasiou str, M.Alexandrou str, Kyrpou str)
10:00-13:00 Larissa Sports Club "Dynami" - Ping Pong
11:00-13:00 Larissa Wooden Racket Association - Wooden Rackets
11:30-12:00 METROPOLITAN COLLEGE - "Walk in my shoes" Can a short route be able to change our perspective? with paralolympic athlete Mr Babis Varytimidis (javelin)
12:00-12:30 IEK AKMI - #doitathome with TRAINators! A group of students presents an exercise program for home
18:00-19:00 Larissa Wooden Racket Association - Wooden Rackets

ANCIENT THEATER OF LARISSA
10:00-11:00 Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa - Cultural Route by Bicycle, Guided tour of historical monuments of the city

AG. BLANA SQ
10:30-12:00 Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa & Disabled People Associations - Cultural Wheelchair Walk, Guided tour of historical monuments of the city

TACHYDROMIOU SQ
11:00-13:30 Creative Activity Center for Children DIMIOURGIKI PORTA - "Green routes to colourful stations"


Urban Bus Company of Larissa - "We travel with environmentally friendly means. We change our daily life and our lives. We stay healthy"
All-day free ticket for students and half ticket for adults
20 September
Central Sq
09:00-13:00 Larissa General Hospital - Blood Drive

10:00-11:30 Event in schools’ complex on Ioustinianou str - "The low-traffic streets in the life of the city"
- School bicycle stations,
- Presentation on "From home to school on a bike"
- Sports Department of the Municipality of Larissa, Social Enterprise ATHLETICS, Percussion Ensemble Larissa Music School, students of the 6th Lyceum of Larissa - Traditional games
- Forum theater with clowns, students from 6th Lyceum of Larissa - Awareness games for traffic education
- EPOMEA Larissa, primary schools’ students – Flower planting on Ioustinianou Str

Alkazar Park, Traffic education park
18:00-19:30 Cycling Academy of the Municipality of Larissa – “Educating parents and children in basic rules of road safety" With bicycles, rollers, or skate, parents and children come to play awareness games and clowns’ theater forum for traffic education
18:00-19:30 Creative Activities Center for Children of the Municipality of Larissa - Visual intervention
21 September
Central Sq
09:00-13:00 Larissa University Hospital - Blood Drive

08:30-09:45 "From home to school on a bike" Educational presentation for students of the 6th grade of primary schools
Installation of bicycle parking spots, delineation of crossings in schools and various parts of the city
17:00-18:30 Cycling Association "Pinios", Cycling Gymnastic Association of Larissa - Cycling routes in the Communities of the Municipality of Larissa
22 September
08:30-09:40 "From home to school on a bike" Educational presentation for students of the 6th grade of primary schools
Installation of bicycle parking spots, delineation of crossings in schools and various parts of the city
09:00-12:00 Experimental High School of Larissa, 3rd High School of Larissa – “Environment, The lost treasure”
16:00-20:00 Municipal Puppet Theater “Tiritomba”, Cycling Academy of the Municipality of Larissa, Creative Activities Center for Children of the Municipality of Larissa, Cycling Association “Pinios” - Interactive visit to the Puppet Museum (route: Traffic Education Park, Mill of Pappas, ATA Sq, Mill of Pappas)
18: 00-19: 00 Environmental Education Center Kissavou-Elassona, Sports Department of the Municipality of Larissa, “Sports and Women” program, Social Enterprise ATHLETICS - Environmental walk to the banks of river Pinios
18:00-19:00 Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa, Sports Department of the Municipality of Larissa, "Sports and Women" program, Social Enterprise ATHLETICS - Cultural walk, Tour of historical monuments of the city and river Pinios
19:30-20:30 Culture Clubs of the Municipality of Larissa, Association of Parents & Friends of People with Down Syndrome "O Kyknos" ( Swan), CHARA Day Center, Social Welfare Center of Thessaly, Association of Cancer Patients of Larissa - Rhythmic sports, ZUMBA FITNESS GOLD KIDS

THURSDAY 23/09/2021
Central Sq
09:00-13:00 Larissa General Hospital - Blood Drive

Various educational seminars and actions regarding Sustainable Urban Mobility taking place in the majority of the municipal nursery and elementary schools.( f.e. ''Psichokinetic growth and road safety of young children '' )

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Larissa 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)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
A free bicycle repair station fully equipped with all the necessary tools as a permanent facility is under construction and will concluded by mid October.
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Larissa 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.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
The majority of the City's Historic Centre will be closed to traffic.
In detail the Following Streets will be closed :
Panagouli St.
Kiprou St.
Amalias St.
Venizelou St.
Olimpou St.
Georgiadou St.
Kentavron St.
Manolaki St.
Papanastasiou St.
Mandilara St.