Participating towns and cities

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Website:
www.gradbijeljina.org
Population:
114.700 inhabitants
Department:
Section for Local Economic Development and European Integration
Bijeljina already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2010

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bijeljina organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
13:00 - Press conference of Mayor - announcing the EMW and activities that will follow during the week and beyond, with focus on the city's commitment to establish the SUMP and start introducing bicycle lanes in the city
12:30 - Street action in the city center - raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
17 September
12:00 - Street action in the city center - raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
18 September
09:00 - First meeting of Working Group for the establishment of Bijeljina SUMP
12:00 - Workshop on raising awareness about urban mobility among Primary school students - in cooperation with Technical school "Mihajlo Pupin" Bijeljina / Media coverage
12:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
19 September
11:00 - Installation of 3 new bicycle parking spaces/stands (2 in front of City Administration building, 1 in front of Public Security Center) / Media coverage - in cooperation with Private Company "Jovašević" that donated the stands
12:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
20 September
11:00 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens
11:00 - Monitoring of traffic frequency in city center - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-23pm
21 September
12:00 - Monitoring of traffic frequency in city center - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"
17:30 - Street action in the city center- raising awareness on urban mobility and survey with citizens, promotional bicycle drive in city center main street for children, free correctness checks for bicycle - in cooperation with "M-Bike Shop";
Two main streets in city center closed for traffic from 18-24pm
22 September
Car free day / closing the main street in the center 24 hours
10:00 - Promotional bicycle drive from the city center to border crossing with Serbia (Pavlović bridge) - promoting the future international bicycle route "Drina" - in cooperation with NGO "EKOPUT"

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bijeljina 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Elaboration of educational materials planned
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Bijeljina carries out a Car-free day 2019 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.