Participating towns and cities

ItalyGhisalba, Italy

Website:
www.comuneghisalba.it
Population:
6.318 inhabitants
Contact:
Dino Rossoni
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 2, 24050 Ghisalba (BG)
Ghisalba already registered 1x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2021

Participation 2021

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Ghisalba organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2021, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Press Conference: Introduction of the European Mobility Week to citizienry, especially to the parents of the middle school's children.
Introduction of the venture "BICIBUS" (with the cooperation of Agenda 21 srl), by which the students can go at school by bike in complete safety instead of going with car/buses (see more at www.scuolabis.it/)
17 September
I GO TO SCHOOL BY BIKE: Starting from the 17th of september, lottery dedicated to the middle school's children. For every day (until the 22nd september) that they will come at school by bike, they will receive a lottery ticket, by which they can try to win a bike and other prices.
18 September
I GO TO SCHOOL BY BIKE: Starting from the 17th of september, lottery dedicated to the middle school's children. For every day (until the 22nd september) that they will come at school by bike, they will receive a lottery ticket, by which they can try to win a bike and other prices.

In the afternoon "TAKE A RIDE ON SERIO RIVER" - bike ride on river Serio with Polisportiva Comunale Ghisalbese, especially for middle school students
20 September
I GO TO SCHOOL BY BIKE: Starting from the 17th of september, lottery dedicated to the middle school's children. For every day (until the 22nd september) that they will come at school by bike, they will receive a lottery ticket, by which they can try to win a bike and other prices.

At evening: BICIBUS: attempts of the route regarding the BICIBUS project, with the parents ofthe children participants.
21 September
I GO TO SCHOOL BY BIKE: Starting from the 17th of september, lottery dedicated to the middle school's children. For every day (until the 22nd september) that they will come at school by bike, they will receive a lottery ticket, by which they can try to win a bike and other prices.
22 September
ENDING PARTY with lottery draw.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ghisalba 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Ghisalba carries out a Car-free day 2021 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.