Participating towns and cities

ItalyParma, Italy

Population:
191.734 inhabitants
Department:
Settore Mobilità e Trasporti

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Parma organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Improvement of bycicle network: Presentation of the project for the construction of the bike path linking the city center and the University Campus.
Presentation promotions and new services proposals in order to increase bike sharing and car sharing use.
Presentation of the new car pooling online platform for the City of Parma.
Presentation of the new MobilityManager software adopted by the Municipality of Parma and various firms in the city for the redaction of workplace and school travel plans.
Projects of realization of pedestrian areas nearby schools.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Parma 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
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
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Further info
Project for the construction of the bike path linking the city center and the University Campus.
New car pooling online platform for the City of Parma.
Realization of pedestrian areas nearby schools.
Implementation of 6 new bike sharing stations.
Bus lanes increasement 17%.

Car-free day Car-free day

Parma carries out a Car-free day 2013 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.