Participating towns and cities

Croatia Zagreb (City of Zagreb) , Croatia

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Population:
779.145 inhabitants
Department:
City Office for Economy, Environmental Sustainability and Strategic Planning
Contact:
Nina Mia Čikeš
Trg Stjepana Radića 1
10000 Zagreb
(++385) 1 658 5925

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Zagreb (City of Zagreb) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1. During European Mobility Week a total of 28 presentations of projects, permanent measures, programs and activities of the City of Zagreb and partners will be held aimed to improve quality of life for citizens of Zagreb in the field of sustainable mobility, transportation, accessibility, mobility of persons with disabilities, traffic safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency, strategic planning, sustainable development, recreation and health:

• Transport and Environment (City office for energetics, environment protection and sustainable development)
• Savings and reduce pollution by motor vehicles (Croatian Automobile Club)
• Measures and results of energy efficiency and pollution reduction in the public transportation system (Zagreb Holding, Zagreb Electric Tram)
• Traffic safety in road traffic, with emphasis on the most vulnerable categories of participants - (Zagreb Police Department)
• Implementation of programs to increase the degree of safety in the City by the technical - regulatory measures - (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• Program to improve safety rail crossings in the City of Zagreb - (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• PRESTO - "Cycling through the city every day," (City Office for the Strategic Planning and Development of the City)
• Pedelek - "City Car of the Future", (City Office for the Strategic Planning and Development of the City)
• Medvednica on two wheels, (Public Institution Nature Park Medvednica)
• Contributions of comprehensive and effective standardization of bicycle traffic in cities (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• Sustainable mobility in the city - the place and role of the automobile club, (Croatian Automobile Club)
• Eco - Driving (Croatian Automobile Club)
• Developing and improving the city's suburban rail transport (Croatian Railways - Passenger Transport)
• Development of a urban - suburban train prototype (Croatian Railways - Passenger Transport)
• Perspectives and possibilities of the public transport network (tram, bus) - proposals departments ZET (Zagreb Holding, Zagreb Electric Tram)
• Integrated urban and suburban public transport in Zagreb and surrounding counties (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• The results and the possible effects of efficient control of lanes reserved for public transportation - "Yellow lanes" (Zagreb Holding, Zagreb Electric Tram)
• Towards a new strategy - Challenges in the mobility of persons with disabilities in the City of Zagreb – (City office for social protection and people with disabilities and Croatian union of association of persons with disabilities - SOIH)
• Transportation by special vans for people with disabilities (Zagreb Holding, Zagreb Electric Tram)
- Presentation of the vehicle (Zagreb Holding, Zagreb Electric Tram)
• Realisation of the traffic lights adjustments on intersections for the blind and partially sighted persons - (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• System of signalization device announcements for blind and partially sighted persons - (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• Transport of the elderly in the day care centre - (City office for social protection and people with disabilities)
• Park & Ride system development program (City Office for the Strategic Planning and Development of the City)
• The concept of sustainable transport development in the city centre of Zagreb (Faculty of Architecture)
• More passengers in less cars - Carpooling, (Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences)
• Study of intermodal terminal Sava North (City Office for Strategic Planning and City Development)
• Preliminary traffic and urban settlements solution to the pedestrian zone Zagreb - (City Office for Physical Planning, Construction of the City, Utility Services and Transport)
• The system of public bicycles, presentation and discussion (Association ODRAZ, Bicycle Association)



2. Demonstration measurements of the air quality with mobile environmental laboratory (PEL) - education of primary school students about the impact of transport on the environment (Dvokut ECRO d.o.o. and Zagreb Tourist Board)
3. Lesson on the topic of 'Travel smarter, live better' - Start of the European Mobility Week will be marked in all primary schools in Zagreb with one school hour devoted to this year's theme 'Travel smarter, live better'. Total of 61,639 students in 115 elementary schools in this way will be included in the European Mobility Week.
4. The exhibition of student art work - during the European Mobility Week in Zagreb in 115 primary schools exhibition of student art work will be held on the subject: Bicycle / traffic in my city
5. Presentation of the project 'Growing up with the bike' - children from kindergarten 'Botinec' has built a mini cycling routes in the backyard, where they practice safe driving and traffic regulations. During the presentation a former kindergarten students who are now elementary school students and who have grown up with the bike in the same kindergarten will visit them.
6. Presentation of Trailblazer Project - a three-year project co-financed by the EU Operational program IEE - Intelligent Energy Europe. The theme of the project is the transport of goods in cities, and the aim is to encourage alternative modes of transportation by car.
7. CIVITAS ELAN INFO-POINT - in order to ensure the quality of dialogue with citizens in a tram car in front of the Technical Museum in Zagreb was established CIVITAS ELAN INFO-POINT. Program CIVITAS ELAN INFO-POINT includes educational workshops, professional meetings, presentation of plans, arrangements and methods in connection with traffic in Zagreb, forums for citizens, media conferences, exhibitions, conducting surveys and other activities. Open daily 13:00 to 17:00 am, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
8. Presentation of Project RECREATION FOR HEALTH, within which will be held two presentations for the elderly;
- "The Best Years' - Presenting the benefits of cycling for health in old age
- ‘Food - my friend "- a presentation on nutrition in order to preserve health
9. Educating children about safety on roads - within the school in the nature Zagreb Police Department will hold training on road traffic safety in elementary schools
10. MEN'S HEALTH URBAN CHALLENGE - The race covers the City of Zagreb and its surroundings and attracts 150 competitors from 8 European countries made up of professional athletes, amateurs, and amateurs who will be in competition to overcome the most attractive destinations of Zagreb countering the challenges of paddling kayaks, mountain bike, hiking, orientation and mountaineering, and surprise the different tasks such as navigation through the city with public transportation, etc. A part of the race (kayaking) will be held at Bundek lake.
11. SPORT IS CHANGING DIABETES, a joint project of the City of Zagreb, City Office for Health and war veterans, and Novo Nordisk Croatia. The basic idea of the project is to increase the number of children who actively and regularly engaged in sports through the various sporting associations for a period of six months. The final part of the project is the central event "Sport is Changing Diabetes Day" which will be held on Lake Jarun. In addition to sports activities 5000 meters race will be held for competitors and the public.
12. TRAVELING WITH THE BIKE - info / educational point of Bicycle Association, Promoting the use of bicycles, ciklo-touristic maps, brochures and education about the benefits of riding a bicycle through the city.
13. BABY SEAT ALWAYS WITHOUT EXCEPTION - RODA ASSOCIATION (Parents in Action) organizes free education and egzemination .
14. Demonstration of eco - driving is one of the activities during the European Mobility Week we want to encourage citizens to use their cars in an environmentally sound manner. Organized by the Croatian Automobile Club (HAK).
15. PARKing, All Day Event on Lake Bundek which aims to arouse public awareness of the importance of health, exercise in nature and the importance of recreation in the fresh air for all categories of citizens.
16. Exhibition STREET WORKS - An exhibition of student projects and the reconstruction of Savska street as part of an international architecture - planning workshop entitled Street Work opened on 25 May 2010. The exhibition is taking place in the Technical Museum in Zagreb.
17. "Give / Exchange / Sale" - The Association Bicycle organizes an open air market ('flea market') where citizens can donate, exchange, sell parts, bicycle equipment or a bicycle.
18. Free admission at the Tehnical Museum in Zagreb.
19. Dialogue with the citizens of the third age on aspects of mobility in Zagreb - Reviews of opinions and needs of the users of homes for the elderly (project CIVITAS ELAN, the Association ODRAZ, the City Office for Strategic Planning and City Development, City office for social protection and people with disabilities)
20. The project "Zagreb in motion," Forest path BLIZNEC, presentation of Nordic walking, recreation and walking along the course for people with disabilities and persons with movement difficulties, health measurements. (Zagreb Sports Federation of Persons with Disabilities, Association for the prevention of overweight, City office for social protection and people with disabilities)
21. "Supervision of parking spaces for persons with disabilities - preventive-repressive action of the Zagreb police department in the wider metropolitan area
22. Cross for elementary school pupils, Park Maksimir, Zagreb ULIX Athletic Club in cooperation with the City Department of Education, Culture and Sport organizes the traditional cross competition for primary schools in Zagreb.
23. Rehabilitation Centre SILVER Open Day, children from kindergarten visit the center with and educate about mobility problems of blind and partially sighted persons and a demonstration of the guiding dogs for the blind.
24. Measurement of differences in the quality of the air the day before and the day of closing traffic in the city centre with a mobile laboratory for air quality monitoring that will be placed in Masarykova.
25. ZAGREB ŽBICA - traditional mass bike ride through the centre of the city, a total length of 7 km. The citizens of other Croatian cities will join Zagreb citizens.
26. The logistics chain mobility of persons with disabilities, Community Associations of Persons with Disabilities - SOIH will present logistical chain mobility of persons with disabilities.
27. Children Visiting the airport Pleso, children will visit Zagreb Pleso airport and meet with staff of the airport.
28. In town without my car - 08:00 to 22:00 hours the traffic restrictions for motor vehicles in the city center area bordered Gunduliceva, Mesnicka, Gornji Grad, Jurišićeva, Palmoticeva, Boškovićeva and Hebrangova.
29. The awards ceremony for the photo contest on "Travel smarter, live better"
30. Promotional bicycle ride via CIVITAS Corridor

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Zagreb (City of Zagreb) 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
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
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Zagreb (City of Zagreb) 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:
In town without my car - 08:00 to 22:00 hours the traffic restrictions for motor vehicles in the city center area bordered Gunduliceva, Mesnicka, Gornji Grad, Jurišićeva, Palmoticeva, Boškovićeva and Hebrangova.