Participating towns and cities

GreeceFarkadona, Greece

Website:
www.farkadona.gr
Population:
13.396 inhabitants
Department:
Strategic and Operational Planning
Contact:
Konstantinos Asikis
Georgiou Gennimata 1, P.C. 42031, Farkadona
(++30) 2433350051, 52, 53
Farkadona already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Farkadona organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Action 1: Voluntary blood donation under the auspices of Trikala Hospital and Farkadona Community Center.
17 September
Action 2: Distribution and promotion of of the European Mobility Week poster in public places, in schools etc.
18 September
Action 3: ''Everyday life on wheels''
Radio dialogue with people with disabilities and sharing their experiences in everyday mobility issues.
19 September
Action 4: "Healthy Cities"
Conference about the Sustainable Mobility and Health presented by Head of the Strategic/Operational Planning & ICT dpt.

Action 5: ''Zero emission Day''
Involvement of car companies to promote green transportation by advertising their own hybrid and electric cars.
20 September
Action 6: ''Drawing Edgar''
Printing the mascot of the campaign (Edgar) and its promotion in the kindergartens of the Municipality for painting by the students.
21 September
Action 7: "Little Road Users":
Workshop for safe walking, cyclying, skating, and a complete education over the rules of safe driving and traffic on the roads, organised in cooperation with a Driving School.
22 September
Action 8: "Car-Free Day": A 3-hour closing of the central urban street of Farkadona for the motor vehicles.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Farkadona 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
Installation of bike stands: Installation of bike stands in front of the schools and on the squares. Target group(s): Cyclists Objectives: Provision of some safe parking areas for cyclists. Expected R
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Smart Crossing: The “Smart Crossing” project includes a state-of-the-art pedestrians crossing with automatically activated horizontal and vertical warning lights, on a central point of the town of Far
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Smart Lighting System: The Smart Lighting System project includes the estabishment of LED bulbs and of a remote control system (internet of thinks) on the road lighting network. We have established th
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Elaboration of educational materials planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Farkadona carries out a Car-free day 2020 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.