Participating towns and cities

FranceOrléans, France

Population:
273.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Michaud Aline
Mairie d'Orléans Place de l'Etape 45040 Orléans Cedex 1
Orléans already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2009 2008 2007

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Orléans organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Orléans 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Create systems for buses and walking trains

Car-free day Car-free day

Orléans carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 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:
Le festival de Loire d'Orléans 2007 se déroulera du 19 au 23 septembre 2007.
Lancé en 2003 et organisé tous les deux ans en début d'automne, le Festival de Loire célèbre la beauté du fleuve royal et la tradition batelière d'antan.
Pendant ces cinqs jours, Orléans sera capitale de la marine fluviale avec notamment un rassemblement de 220 bateaux fluviaux traditionnels.
Cette année, le Festival de Loire s'étendra sur 1,5 kms du quai Châtelet (rue Neuve Saint Aignan) au quai Cypierre (rue des charretiers) route nationale 152. Ainsi, il a été décidé que la circulation sera déviée et aucun véhicule ne pourra emprunter en journée les quais du pont Thinat au pont Joffre. Cette zone sera réservée aux piétons et cyclistes.