Participating towns and cities

HungaryMiskolc, Hungary

Website:
www.miskolc.hu
Population:
169.226 inhabitants
Department:
Városépítészeti Főosztály

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Opening Day - "Go to work!" competition (by bike, public transport, car or foot, free breakfast for bikers), Press conference
Day of Public Transport
Day of "In Nature Without My Car!", the Family Together (bike tours in the Bükk National Park on 30, 50, 80 or 110 km, the entrance to the Zoo is free for bikers and pedestrians)
Day of Living Streets
Day of Responsible Car Using and Traffic Safety (traffic safety controls, speed measurements, hybrid cars)
Day of Mobility and Health
Car Free Day

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Miskolc 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
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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Further info
Complete reconstruction and extension of the existing tram line system (under construction), new bypass road around the city center (under construction), extension of the walking area and the bike road in the city center (under consruction), new parking places for bicycles

Car-free day Car-free day

Miskolc 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.