Participating towns and cities

RomaniaBuhusi, Romania

Website:
www.primariabuhusi.ro
Population:
14.562 inhabitants
Department:
Environmental Protection Department

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Buhusi organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
• Organising a week of activities, taking into account the focal theme.
• Implementing one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport. Where possible, at least one of these measures should be a permanent reallocation of road space in favour of walking, cycling or public transport (e.g. road closure, wider pavement, new cycle or bus lane, new traffic calming scheme, lower speed limit).
• Organising a "Car-Free Day" event on 22 September by closing one or more streets to traffic, and instead opening it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport
Official statement to the press with the program of activities taking place during the mobility week
Street painting contest for children related to the theme "Choose. Change. Combine."
Bike and rolls skill contest for youth
Bike ride in and out of town
Ecological education campaign in school
“ In town without my car” – closure of "Ceahlău" street

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Buhusi 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
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
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations 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
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Buhusi carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.