Participating towns and cities

Italy Genova (Genoa) , Italy

Website:
www.comune.genova.it
Population:
566.410 inhabitants
Department:
Direzione Smart Mobility

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Genova (Genoa) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Genova (Genoa) 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
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
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
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Genova (Genoa) carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.