Participating towns and cities

BulgariaBurgas, Bulgaria

Website:
www.burgas.bg
Population:
210.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Boian Popunkiov
ul Kliment Ohridski 3
Strategic Planning Directorate
Burga, Bulgaria
8000 Burgas

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

16 September
We set the beginning of our Mobility week on September 10th and 11th with Burgas Run. On 10 and 11 September 2022 the fifth anniversary edition of the event took place, which has become a real celebration for the city.
It is the first time a marathon distance of 42 km will take place as well as running for children and parents with baby strollers, as well as running a distance of 5 km,which will take place on September 10, a day before the 10, 21 and 42 km run.
On 16 September Burgas Municipality organizes Outdoor class on the beach for children with disabilities to celebrate together the beginning of the school year and the coming end of the summer season by helping the children get to the sea by using the newly constructed beach pathway that improves accesibility.
22 September
Together with our youth volunteers we will celebrate the car-free day by closing a main street Gladston for road traffic in a densely populated residential area of Vazrazhdane and turning it in a place with different recreational zones.
There will be a yoga zone, fitness zone, reading zone, and movie night. The youth volunteers will organize treasure hunt game with families and children.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Burgas 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles

Car-free day Car-free day

Burgas 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.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Together with our youth volunteers we will celebrate the car-free day by closing a main street Gladston for road traffic in a densely populated residential area of Vazrazhdane and turning it in a place with different recreational zones.
There will be a yoga zone, fitness zone, reading zone, and movie night. The youth volunteers will organize treasure hunt game with families and children.