Participating towns and cities

HungaryTapolca, Hungary

Website:
www.tapolca.hu
Population:
15.000 inhabitants
Department:
Tapolca Kft.
Contact:
Emőke Bata-Sipos
Fő tér 1.
HU-8300 Tapolca
(++36) 309293540

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Tapolca 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Tapolca 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.