Participating towns and cities

UkraineKharkiv, Ukraine

Website:
www.city.kharkov.ua
Population:
1.439.036 inhabitants
Kharkiv already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2015

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Kharkiv organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Round-table “Sustainable Mobility in Kharkiv”;
- PR-event “Mobile Kharkiv”;
- Autumn Cycling Day;
- Arrangement of pedestrian zone on Kvitki Osnovyanenko street;
- Worldwide “Car-free day” celebration

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Kharkiv 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Kharkiv carries out a Car-free day 2016 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.