Participating towns and cities

RomaniaBacau, Romania

Population:
144.307 inhabitants
Department:
ADL

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
From 16 to 22 September 2017 Bacau Municipality organises a new edition of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK – the 16th at European level and the 3rd at local level, under the theme „Clean, shared and intelligent mobility”.

16 September 2017 - “Ride your bike every day!”
CITY TOUR BIKE. Action organised by the Local Development Agency Bacau for Bacau Municipality, with the involvement of BACAU YOUTH FEDERATION (www.bacau2017.ro) and with the help of HAPPY SPORT Bacau. The participants will receive, on the starting line, fluorescent custom vests with the logo of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK imprinted.
START - at 16:00 - MUNICIPAL STADIUM
Municipal Stadium - N.Balcescu Street - Oituz Street - RMB (Military Restaurant Bacau) - Energiei Street – Mioriței Street - Garii Street - M. Eminescu Street - RMB (Military Restaurant Bacau) – Oituz Street - V.Alecsandri Street - Parcului Alley – Cancicov Park

HAPPY SPORT will provide bicycles for the participants, free of charge, while stocks last. On the first come, first served basis – in accordance with HAPPY SPORT rent guarantee regulations, between 15:30 - 17:00, at their location: No. 41, Vasile Alecsandri Street, near The Summer Theatre. CONTACT: 0751.806114;

18-21 September 2017 - “Free rental bike”
Bike rental 1h+1h FREE, between 12:00 – 14:00, in accordance with HAPPY SPORT rent regulations, at their location: No. 41, Vasile Alecsandri Street, near The Summer Theatre.

19 September 2017 - “Urban Mobility Projects in Bacau Municipality” - round table, at 13:00, location: Bacau Business and Exhibition Centre.

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
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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
Bacau City Council has passed a law that approved Sustainable Urban mobility Plan and Urban Development Integrate Strategy which will allow deployment of these new strategies to become real in near future.

Car-free day Car-free day

Bacau 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.