Participating towns and cities

ItalyIsola Vicentina, Italy

Website:
www.comune.isola-vicentina.vi.it
Population:
10.200 inhabitants
Department:
Educational Policies
Isola Vicentina already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2014 2013

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Isola Vicentina organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Isola Vicentina 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
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
1. Modify viability in the center of Castelnovo village, for a better security of cyclists;
2. Installation of physical barriers of protection near the kindergarten Island;
3. Expanding of the PEDIBUS services for the primary school;
4. Route optimization for the BUS-SCHOOL and alignment timetable school, with the objective of reduction the number of kilometers;
5. Promoting car pooling.

Car-free day Car-free day

Isola Vicentina carries out a Car-free day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.