Participating towns and cities

RomaniaFagaras, Romania

Website:
www.primaria-fagaras.ro
Population:
30.714 inhabitants
Department:
environment
Fagaras already registered 12x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2002

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Făgăraş is a small city with short distances to travel, without a developed public transport. Local Authority aims to establish “The Walking Bus” as a healthy and sustainable alternative to driving to school. Special stations will be created and volunteers will be nominated to accompany children to school.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Fagaras 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
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) 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
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Further info
Objectives of the local transport policy
1. Modernizing the public transport
2. Reducing the traffic inside the city (creating a peripheral road)
3. Organizing the transport inside the city (new gyratory, bikes lines)
4. Modernizing the main roads inside the city

Car-free day Car-free day

Fagaras 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.