Participating towns and cities

Slovakia Žilina (City of Žilina) , Slovakia

Website:
www.zilina.sk
Population:
81.731 inhabitants
Department:
oddelenie dopravy

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Žilina (City of Žilina) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Street without cars for 10 hours with events organized for pedestrians on 18/9

Bike/Inline/Skate - Ride around the city on 22/9

Accompanying events around ecological and healthy living almost everyday

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Žilina (City of Žilina) 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
Introducing new ideas about integration of cycling in city transportation system - to steer improvements in planning of cycling infrastructure in the coming months.
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Further info
Renovation of surface of pedestrian pathways in the whole city (15 kms) + new pedestrian pathways, where necessary (2 kms).

Non-barrier transitions implementation between pedestrian pathways and roads on all main crossings in the city center.

Finish of 1st biking route from Vlcince to the city center (about 5 kms). Documents preparation for the second route.

Three more little measures in favour of pedestrians and cyclists.

Car-free day Car-free day

Žilina (City of Žilina) carries out a Car-free day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.