Participating towns and cities

SloveniaČrnomelj, Slovenia

Population:
14.591 inhabitants
Contact:
Anita Jamšek
Občina Črnomelj, Trg svobode 3, 8340 Črnomelj, Slovenia
(++386) 07-30-61-147
Črnomelj already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Črnomelj organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
During the European Mobility Week, in kindergartens and schools, activities are held every day to encourage children and parents about a sustainable way of getting to kindergarten/school and home:

1. Actively in kindergarten with the White Rabbit; the activity is carried out from 11.9.2023 to 22.9.2023

Kindergartens in the municipality of Črnomelj have been participating in the White Rabbit activity for many years, with which we want to encourage children and parents to come to kindergarten in a more sustainable way. A sustainable way of getting to kindergarten and home is encouraged. This year we will extend the activity to two weeks.

2. Actively in elementary school with Kokoška Roza; the activity is carried out from 11.9.2023 to 22.9.2023

For many years in our primary schools, we have been encouraging children to come to school in a more sustainable way by bicycle, scooter or on foot. In September, as part of the ETM events, at least from 16 to 22 September. we are asking for the school's help to carry out an activity with Roza the chicken and thereby motivate the students additionally. This year we will extend the activity to two weeks.
16 September
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17 September
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18 September
In kindergartens and schools, activities are held to encourage children and parents about a sustainable way of arriving at kindergarten/school and home.
19 September
In kindergartens and schools, activities are held to encourage children and parents about a sustainable way of arriving at kindergarten/school and home.
20 September
In kindergartens and schools, activities are held to encourage children and parents about a sustainable way of arriving at kindergarten/school and home.
At 4:00 p.m., there will be a Walk for Memory: The Črnomelj Senior Citizens Home organizes a walk for elderly and physically disabled people with the help of companions and volunteers around the town of Črnomelj. At the same time, they remind of the infrastructural problems around the city for people with mobility impairments that they come across on the way and inform the local community about it so that they can be removed as soon as possible.
21 September
In kindergartens and schools, activities are held to encourage children and parents about a sustainable way of arriving at kindergarten/school and home.
From 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., a 2 km walking test would be conducted: The Bela krajina Health Promotion Center will conduct a walking test in the park at the Senior Citizens' Home in Črnomlje. A test to determine physical capacity will be conducted under expert guidance. According to the obtained result, the participants will be advised about appropriate physical activity to strengthen their health.
22 September
From 7 AM-7PM: CAR-FREE DAY; During the parking day, the Municipality of Črnomelj will completely close the parking lot at Črnomaljska grad and the street at Utrdbe for one day and transform it into a public space, which will be intended for all citizens of the Municipality of Črnomelj to socialize and raise awareness about the importance of walking, cycling and using other sustainable forms of mobility and socializing in public space. Through promotional channels, we will encourage parking outside the city center at the free Majer parking lot and arriving on foot from the parking lot over the footbridge across the river into the city center. With the morning exercise "We always like to exercise, young people", a children's show on the topic of transport and the awarding of prizes for participating schools and kindergartens in ETM 2023, the all-day exhibition "Efficient ways", a cycling training ground with practical prizes awarded to the participants, a course on safe cycling town and the ring road, with various animations for children, a handicraft stand, street performers and music concerts, we will attract a large number of residents. A bicycle repair shop will be organized, where attendees will be taught how to change an inner tube, a competition will be held in changing an inner tube, and simpler bicycle repairs will be carried out. As part of this, it will be possible to test an electric bike and at the same time get information about the differences between a normal and an e-bike, for whom an e-bike is suitable.
At the same time, we will encourage them to change their travel habits into sustainable activities and to use public space in a different way than they do on a daily basis (car park). Visitors will be able to learn how to prepare a healthy lunch at one of the stands and learn that a healthy and nutritious lunch can also be prepared quickly. We will also carry out a sustainable measure - the purchase of a bicycle stand for Vinica Primary School and bicycles for taking cycling tests - Stari trg ob Kolpa Primary School.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Črnomelj 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
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) planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Further info
-purchase of a bicycle rack - Elementary School Vinica; because children from the school district love to come to school on bicycles
-Arrangement of two safe school stops for the settlements of Deskova vas and Balkovci:
The provision of a safe school bus stop is the basis for parents to more calmly decide to send their child to school with organized common school transport, of course, provided that parents and children are properly informed. As a result, traffic congestion near schools will be reduced, thereby contributing to a cleaner and healthier environment, and traffic safety
near schools will increase. Raising awareness among parents and children of drivers about the organized shared transportation of school children to and from school

Car-free day Car-free day

Črnomelj carries out a Car-Free Day 2023 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:
-on the day of the ETM main event - Day without a car, we will completely close the largest parking lot in the city center of Črnomelj, the parking lot near Črnomelj Castle and the street Na Utrdbah to motor traffic for one day and transform it into a public space, which will be intended for all citizens to socialize and raise awareness about the importance walking, cycling and using other sustainable forms of mobility and socializing in public space.