Participating towns and cities

Cyprus Limassol (Λεμεσός) , Cyprus

Website:
https://www.limassol.org.cy/en/home
Population:
108.000 inhabitants
Department:
Green transition and climate change office
Limassol (Λεμεσός) already registered 13x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2014 2011 2010 2009 2008 2003

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Limassol (Λεμεσός) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1. During the Week: Organisation of seminars and presentations on urban air quality and transport
2. In Town Without My Car - Saturday 20th September
Cycling tour around the city centre
The city´s main shopping road will restricted as a car free area
Evening events including a childrens´play with an environmental theme, singing, painting, distribution of information material on air pollution, transport and energy, clean vehicles exhibition, and an exhibition of alternative energy sources.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Limassol (Λεμεσός) 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
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Further info
1. Installation of a screen within the City Hall for transmitting the dialy urban air quality monitoring results.
2. Construction of bicycle parking facilities near the Technical University
3. Promoting the use of bicycles among municipal employees through01 the construction of bicycle parking facilities at the City Hall and the purchase of a number of bicycles for use by the employees.

Car-free day Car-free day

Limassol (Λεμεσός) carries out a Car-free day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.