Participating towns and cities

Czech Republic Brno (City of Brno) , Czech Republic

Website:
https://www.brno.cz/
Population:
400.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Transport

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Brno (City of Brno) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Promotion of car sharing and environment-friendly means of transport – electric bicycles and electric cars.

Presentation of new eco-friendly buses that operate on compressed natural gas.

Promotion of public and urban transport – promotion of European Trolleybus Day and the CIVITAS 2MOVE2 project, visit of the Central Control Room of the Integrated Transport System of the South Moravian Region.

Promotion of physical activities and sports – inline skating around the city, cycling, walking promotion.

Activities to promote injury prevention in traffic and sport.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Brno (City of Brno) 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
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Further info
Enlargement of the public transport vehicle fleet – 46 low-floor buses

Purchase of 12 eco-friendly buses operating on compressed natural gas as part of the public transport vehicle fleet enlargement

Making six one-way streets accessible for cyclists in both directions

Development of new cycling measures on the Vídeňská and Úvoz streets.