Participating towns and cities

GreeceNea Erithrea, Greece

Website:
www.neaerythrea.com
Population:
16.000 inhabitants
Nea Erithrea already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2008 2002

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Nea Erithrea organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Exclusion the city centre from the cars.
Encouraging the use of bicycles in the locomotions with the supply of important number of bicycles. Re-establishment of pavements and dismantling of obstacles that prevents the movement of pedestrians. Creation of printed material for the promotion of sustainable mobility and the use of means the public transportation

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Nea Erithrea 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
Was worked out a study on sustainable mobility, ways of soft circulation and bike lines, from NTUA professor Mr Thanos Vlastos.
They have already approved 1.000.000 Euros for interventions in the road space relevant with the study and will begin the work of concretisation

Car-free day Car-free day

Nea Erithrea carries out a Car-free day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.