Participating towns and cities

GreeceVolos, Greece

Website:
www.dimosvolos.gr
Population:
120.000 inhabitants
Department:
Volos Municipality
Contact:
Konstantinos Karagiannis
Mikrasiaton & Makrinitsis
38333 Volos
(++30) 2421356873

Participation 2022

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Volos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2022, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Volos 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Volos carries out a Car-free day 2022 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.