Participating towns and cities

HungaryGyőr, Hungary

Website:
www.gyor.hu
Population:
130.000 inhabitants
Department:
Környezetvédelmi Osztály
Contact:
Herman Etelka
Honvéd liget 1.
9021 Győr
(++36) 96 500-441

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Győr organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
"Travel smarter live better" Educational programs in the local schools. "Most active" school competition on the mobility week.
Cycle to school and to work action.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Győr implements 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Győr carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
There will be 4 streets closed for cars in the city center.
One is crosses the main shopping street, this will be used only by pedestrians.
The other three roads have pretty high traffic usually also. As long as these roads will be closed, the race of the "solar energy" cars will take place on the road.