Participating towns and cities

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBanja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Website:
http://www.banjaluka.rs.ba/
Population:
184.257 inhabitants
Department:
Department for International Cooperation and Projects

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Banja Luka organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
On 21st and 22nd will be organized monitoring of air quality on location close to main street Kralj Petar I Karađorđević, in order to compare data while there is traffic and where is traffic forbidden for motorized vehicles.

19.9. Children of primary school „Ivan Goran Kovačić“ together with the police and representatives of the City Administration will be distirbuting green balloons with a smiley to the drivers who obey traffic regulations, who fasten their seatbelts and who don't talk on their cell phones. Drivers who do not obey one or both of the rules will get angry red balloon.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Banja Luka implements, planned or promotes 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
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) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Further info
Single day ticket for public transport passengers and zero zone for parking of vehicles with a maximum length of two hours of parking in the centre of the city have been instroduced, with an aim to stimulate the use of public transport. Bikeshare system project is underway.

Car-free day Car-free day

Banja Luka carries out a Car-free day 2017 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.