Participating towns and cities

PolandGdynia, Poland

Website:
www.gdynia.pl
Population:
250.000 inhabitants
Department:
Investment Department

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Gdynia is organising the following activities:
1. at least 6 school trips to the bus and trolleybus depots to teach children about this sustainable means of transport. the trips will include educating children on valdalism on PT
2. conduct a photo contest for public transport users. 10 monthly PT tickets are to be won for the most interesting entries,
3. an express bus line connecting the city center with the furthest districts is to be open on the 22 September
4. a trolley bus day is to be organised on the 18 September to promote trolley buses and distinguish our city as one of only three in Poland as being susainable and eco-friendly in this way.
5. public transport will be free of charge for car users on the 22 September to encourage them to use PT more often

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Gdynia 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
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Further info
Since the last Mobility Week several bicycle routes were extended, road infrastructure has been improved, the best example is a 305m long foot bridge (with a bicycle route) has been biult over a railway.
PT fleet is constantly being modernised and made greener. Only this year 4 new low floor trolley buses have been introduced (with 15 more by the end of 2010) and 4 new CNG buses. A new CNG tanking station for buses was open in one of the bus depots.

Car-free day Car-free day

Gdynia 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.