Participating towns and cities

GreeceKozani, Greece

Website:
https://cityofkozani.gov.gr/
Population:
67.224 inhabitants
Department:
Mayor's department
Contact:
Sofia Tsanaktsidou
Niki's Square 1, Kozani, 50131
(++30) 6972964694 / 2461350411
Kozani already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Kozani organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2022, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
"I combine and enjoy nature with exercise at any age"; Walk and exercise with the elderly in forest "Kouri".
Time; 10.30
Meeting at the City Hall,
Transportation by public transport

Co-organizers:
KAPI of Kozani (Open Care Center for the Elderly)
Association of Gymnasiums of Western Macedonia
17 September
"The future is electric"
Electric bikes, cars and skates will be all day long in the central square by city entrepreneurs.
There will be space for the public to enjoy riding e-bikes and e-skates.
Time; 10.30 - 23.00
Co-organizer; EBE Kozani (Chamber of Commerce)
18 September
-"Young Citizens on the Move"; Activities throughout the Central Square for the children
(workshops with lego and robots, engineering workshop with recyclable materials, large-scale games, knowledge games concerning the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, bicycle spots, information on safe mobility for the bicycle, kinetic group games)
Time: 10.30
Co-organizer; CluBE
-"Observation night in the starry sky"; The Association for Astronomy of Western Macedonia we will watch Saturn and Jupiter through the telescopes of the members of the Association.
Time; 20.30
Place; Central Square of Kozani
19 September
Acrobatic Yoga; a practice that defies gravity; The yoga teacher Mariliza Tarnanidou in a special acrobatic yoga action.
Time; 18:30
Place; Municipal garden
20 September
“I mix & move to my School. I'm learning about road safety through robots.”
Visits to the Schools by the Kozani Educational Innovation Hub (Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Western Macedonia - Information Technology & Communication Educational Innovation Hub) and the Municipal Police

Co-organizers:
-Information Technology & Communication Technology Educational Innovation Hub
-Municipal police
21 September
“I mix & move to my School. I'm learning about road safety through robots.”
Visits to the Schools by the Kozani Educational Innovation Hub (Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Western Macedonia - Information Technology & Communication Educational Innovation Hub) and the Municipal Police

Co-organizers:
-Information Technology & Communication Technology Educational Innovation Hub
-Municipal police
22 September
-EOS Kozani walks along the paths of the hill "Ai-Lias" with the children from the "Center for creative employment of children with with disabilities" of Kozani
Time: 10.30
Co-organizers: EOS Kozani & Center for creative employment of children with with disabilities
-Car Free Day-Closing Ceremony
17.30 "Choose which way you want to move" cycling race with KETHEA (addiction treatment center) of Western Macedonia and the treatment unit of Ioannina (from the central square to the Municipal Library-KDBK)
18.00 - cinema; the film COCO by KETHEA at KDBK
- The "Conspiracy of Percussionists" of the Municipal Music School playing on the streets.
- Event for children with Street Art artists and graffiti on Makedonomachon Street
18.30 - Fitness Event; The Gym Owners Association invites everyone to exercise in the Central Square
20.00 - A Game with the famous youtuber Tolis Tsiroudis
20.30 - Party with Djs (Ralf Magg & Nikos Pavlos)

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Kozani 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) planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
we are planning the integration of the bicycle paths network
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Create park and ride stations planned
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements planned
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights planned
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) implemented
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas planned
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
- monitoring the air pollution
- expansion of the network of bicycle parking bars
- 3d pedestrian crossings in three spots of the city
- Installation of one more outdoor gym, this time at the village of "Koila"

Car-free day Car-free day

Kozani carries out a Car-free day 2022 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.