Participating towns and cities

Albania Tirane (Tirana) , Albania

Population:
863.694 inhabitants
Department:
General Directory of Environment and Sustainable Developement
Contact:
Fabiola Muco
Skënderbej Square, Nd. 2
1001 Tirane
Tirane (Tirana) already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Tirane (Tirana) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The projected activities to be organized during the Mobility Week 2017 will focus on promoting a sustainable and environmental friendly transport, discouraging the unnecessary use of private vehicles.

The activities agenda follows:

16 September: Bike race with the participation of high schools students of Tirana

17 September: Bike riding with Environmentalist student groups on the Artificial Lake park

18 September: Workshop ''Ecological transport in Tirana'', promoting the 2017 Mobility Week theme ''Clean, shared and intelligent mobility''

19 September: Paintings and drawings exhibition with elementary schools students of Tirana, on the subject ''Smart Transport''

20 September: Educational visit on the Air Quality Monitoring stations, with the cooperation of the Public Health Institute and the Ministry of Environment

21 September: Documentary films projection at ''Reja'', on the subject of ''Urban transport''

22 September: Car-Free Day, closing part of the main boulevard ''Dëshmorët e Kombit'' to traffic, organizing environmental, cultural and sport events for all citizens.

Car-free day Car-free day

Tirane (Tirana) carries out a Car-Free Day 2017 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:
On the Car-Free Day, part of the main boulevard ''Dëshmorët e Kombit'' will be closed to traffic, opened to pedestrians and cyclist. During the day, environmental, cultural and sport events will be held for all citizens.