Participating towns and cities

ItalyAlghero, Italy

Website:
www.comune.alghero.ss.it
Population:
43.304 inhabitants
Alghero already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Alghero organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The local authority will promote a series of actions on sustainable mobility in schools:
- the Piedibus (walking to school)
- the School Way
- the moments of confrontation with the organization of Forum "governace policies for sustainable mobility. Comparing experiences"
- the Ecological cycling
- promoting the use of public transport.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Alghero 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
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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
The Municipal administration diAalghero sensitive to environmental issues and in line with the programmatic objectives of the Municipal Strategic Plan, Action Plan and Local Agenda 21 Plan of the Urban Cycle Network, is developing the following projects:
- The cycle and hiking trail connecting the downtown to Fertilia;
- Bike sharing;
- Rural routes with horse trails;
- A portal of tourist infomobility www.algheromobility.it.che networking the various realities of sustainable mobility.

Car-free day Car-free day

Alghero carries out a Car-free day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.