Participating towns and cities

Greecekorinthos, Greece

Website:
www.korinthos.gr
Population:
30.176 inhabitants
Department:
mayor's bureau
korinthos already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2017 2014

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

korinthos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
-Speeches/Seminars.
-Street games amd cultural events.
-Movies and documentaries relative to the theme.
-Participation of local schools into the activities held.
-Bicycle,pedestrian and disabled people rides into the city center.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

korinthos 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems 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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas implemented
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
-Development of bicycling ang generally athletic tourism.
-Parking places for cars outside the city center, with the installation, at the same time, of a bicycle rental system next to them.

Car-free day Car-free day

korinthos carries out a Car-free day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.