Participating towns and cities

GreeceLamia, Greece

Website:
www.lamia-city.gr
Population:
70.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of organizing & informatics

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lamia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lamia 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
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) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Freight distribution
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Lamia 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.