Participating towns and cities

ItalyDesenzano del Garda, Italy

Website:
www.comune.desenzano.brescia.it
Population:
29.000 inhabitants
Desenzano del Garda already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Desenzano del Garda organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The Municipality has joined the project promoted by the Provincial Health Authority called "Health in the commune".
It aims at collecting data about a long list of indicators concerning public health, citizens' behaviours, mobility patterns, planning choices, air quality, etc..
As a second activity the Municipality is leading a group of six communes to draw the Sustainable Energy Action Plan.
Third, during the week a bike sharing service will start and a bike race will take place on the 21st and 22nd also to promote the message of the week.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Desenzano del Garda 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Promoting health and wealth programmes and monitoring
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Estension of the 30km/h zone to the entire historical centre of Desenzano
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
The entire historical centre as been set up as a 30km/h zone.
A bike sharing service will start in the historical centre of Desenzano.
The pedibus service for primary schools will continue and increase in number of lines and gathering places.

Car-free day Car-free day

Desenzano del Garda 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.