Participating towns and cities

ItalyBrescia, Italy

Website:
www.comune.brescia.it
Population:
200.000 inhabitants
Department:
Assessorato alla Mobilità

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Brescia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
We organized several activities for the whole week;
We implemented many measures thanking as well the Civitas contribute;
We have organized a “I go to the University without my car” iniziative for all the students.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Brescia 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
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking 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
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
We implemented measures as follows:
- we increased the number of the bike sharing fleet with 50 new bikes;
- we started the “Cargo Bike” project, that consists in freights distribution in some blocks of the city (Abba, Violino and S.Snna);
- introduction of the new “I-Moving” service, that consists in the rental of assisted-push bikes;

Car-free day Car-free day

Brescia carries out a Car-free day 2012 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.