Participating towns and cities

HungaryGyőr, Hungary

Website:
www.gyor.hu
Population:
130.000 inhabitants
Department:
Környezetvédelmi Osztály

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
We are organiseing many programms promoting "less private car use and use other alternative method e.g.:bike or carpooling or carsharing, public transport etc.
Very important target groups are the people, whom are working in the business parks more the 10 000 people and people and children, whom are moveing from the suburbs and from the neighobour villages to the center on a daily basis.
We are organising one car free day wit a bicycle procession and we make some new car free streets.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Győr 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
Bicycle Rent service
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets 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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Nigh Busses
Accessibilities
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
Low floar busses
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Intorduction of car-pooling and car-sharing.
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
Co2 emission and noise emission.
New car eusers.

Car-free day Car-free day

Győr 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.