Participating towns and cities

GreeceArta, Greece

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Population:
25.000 inhabitants
Department:
Cultural Development
Contact:
Thanassis Arkoumanis
Ring Road and Afxentiou
47132 Arta
(++30) 2681362115
Arta already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2020 2002

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Arta organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2022, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Municipality Police and Hellenic Police information stand in the main pedestrian zone of the city.
17 September
Bike ride from the historical bridge of the city to the new recreational park, where a discussion on how we can make our city better will take place between locals and authorities representatives .
18 September
Torch race in collaboration with the local Blood donors Association
19 September
Safety lessons from Municiplaity Police to primary schools students
20 September
Safety lessons from Municiplaity Police to primary schools students.
"I walk through my city, I learn about my city": less known spots in the city and their story
21 September
Walk at the citys forest park and yoga lessons
22 September
Presentation of the Municipal e-services.
Free-car day
Electrical vehicles exhibition
Free ride day (from the municipal parking to the city center)

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Arta 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights planned
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution

Car-free day Car-free day

Arta carries out a Car-Free Day 2022 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.