Participating towns and cities

ItalyVittorio Veneto, Italy

Website:
www.comune.vittorio-veneto.tv.it
Population:
29.184 inhabitants
Vittorio Veneto already registered 1x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2007

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vittorio Veneto organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
-Forum on environmental sustainability with National Association of Bioecological Architecture
-Central town restricted to cars, with special activities for children (Ludobus,solar energy games,music, painting), the young (special bike-routes, music) and adults(walking on the sorrounding hills and music)
-city show on public environmental projects(activities of "Environment in progress",solar panels on public buildings,incentives for improvement on buildings to reduce pollution,new bike-paths in town,a new public electric car,public bike-sharing,Pedibus for the schools,etc)

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vittorio Veneto 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems 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
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
-Further sites of public bike-sharing(now totalling 36 bikes)
-Activity of Pedibus for the schools
-Restriction to cars of part of the main square in fronte of the City Hall
-Special reduction for students and over-60s on bus tickets

Car-free day Car-free day

Vittorio Veneto carries out a Car-free day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.