Participating towns and cities

RomaniaBacau, Romania

Website:
https://municipiulbacau.ro/
Population:
144.307 inhabitants
Department:
ADL

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bacau organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Organising a round table on theme of multimodality “Choose. Change. Combine” where there will be invited representatives from local government, NGOs, universities, public authorities and economic operators; Number of participators 35.
Creating a media event in local newspapers and TV.
Printing and and producing of promotion materials
- Organize competitions with children, related to mobility on the closed street: running, roller, cycling, drawings. 400 participants.
- Organising a bicycle tour to promote sustainable mobility; 300 participants
Applying questionnaires;
Creating a media event in local newspapers and TV

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bacau 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
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc) implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Bacau carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.