Participating towns and cities

ItalyComune di Bitonto, Italy

Website:
www.https://www.comune.bitonto.ba.it/
Population:
53.000 inhabitants
Department:
Servizio per il Territorio
Comune di Bitonto already registered 14x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2008 2007

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Comune di Bitonto organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
In line with what has already been achieved with students, the actions planned for the European Mobility Week 2008 have the following objectives:

- to inform about the extent, variety and the danger of fine particles and gases emitted by vehicles for urban and individual transport (cars, motorcycles);
- to raise awareness about the need for sustainable urban mobility - cycling and pedestrian – in order to limit the emissions of toxic gases in the air;
- to convey the importance of the air quality for the health of citizens, especially the weaker ones(the elderly, children);
- to test and show techniques for air monitoring (lichenous biomonitoring, monitoring through use of passive samples);
- to inform the citizens about regional and provincial activities regarding the air monitoring (positioning of units for the detection of air quality);
- to illustrate the practices and techniques of mobility management to reduce the emission of toxic gases when citizens go to work.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Comune di Bitonto 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
Public transport services
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
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
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
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Further info
From March 2008 CEA has started a service bike sharing in Bitonto. Moreover, the Municipality has been urged about the creation of a bike path: this project has been funded by the European Community and the construction will start in September.
After the restoration of the Angevin tower, the Municipality will create a pedestrian zone near the historic centre in order to raise the awareness - through workshops and forums - about the need to activate a restricted traffic zone in the historic centre.
In agreement with the company that manages the public service, the Municipality has increased the number of the bus stops of the urban transport and placed special totems to indicate the stops.
The Ferrotramviaria, which manages the public transport by rail, has already increased the number of the runs from Bitonto to Bari, while on solicitation of CEA, and in accordance with a regional directive wagons to transport bikes will be implemented within this year.

Car-free day Car-free day

Comune di Bitonto 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.