Activities within the week
Timisoara organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
- Cup of mobility : football championship with homeless children, childrens from disadvantaged backgrounds and detainees from Popa Sapca penitentiary.
- Father & Son challenge : sports activities with children and their fathers
- Flashmob in downtown of Timisoara
- Rhythmic gymnastics in Liberty Plaza : rhythmic gymnastics demonstrations
- Collaboration between Timisoara City Hall and the Traffic Police - a campaign unfolded throughout the event, about informing the public about road accidents and the safety of bikers in traffic
- Vaporetto Week : This year, Timisoara City Hall, put into circulation on the Bega canal, seven electric vaporeto, thus encouraging citizens to use an environmentally friendly means of public transport.Throughout the event, citizens will be offered free rides on the vaporetto.
- Alergotura - Sunnday Running : citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
17 September
- Boxing demonstrations of the students attending the "Banatul" high school in Libery Plaza.
- Cycling demonstrations : 100 bicycles will be located in Victoria Square, in order to encourage people to do sports.
- VeloTm Race : Timisoara is the most friendly city for cyclists, it has the most kilometers of cycling track from Romania, and the City Hall has made available to citizens free of charge bike rental system VeloTm.These bicycles will be made available to people to participate in the VeloTm race that will start in front of the City Hall and will take place throughout the city.
- Vaporetto Week
- Alergotura - Paved Tour at Zoo :citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
- Alergotura - Vaporetto : citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
18 September
- demonstrations of Athletics of the students attending the "Banatul" high school in Libery Plaza.
- Nautic Run : Race between rowing boats and runners on the Bega Canal
- Meb Run : Running races
- Volei demonstrations in Liberty Plaza
- Vaporetto Week
19 September
- Football demonstrations of the students attending the "Banatul" high school and students of Sports Club Bega in Libery Plaza.
- YOGA IN THE PARK : yoga lessons given by teachers in botanic park of Timisoara
- Open day at Bega Sports Club : the citizens of the city are invited to participate in the activities of the Bega Sports Club.
- Alergotura : The Crazy Snail - citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
- Alergotura : Wednesday Rabbit - citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
20 September
- Handball demonstrations helded by professional athletes members of the County's Department of Sports and Youth in Liberty Plaza
- Nautic Run 2 : Race between rowing boats and runners on the Bega Canal
- Meb Run 2 : Running races
- Vaporetto Week
- Tram Day : free rides with the turistic tram around the city.
- Alergotura : The Sun Tour - citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city
21 September
- Badminton demonstrations helded by professional athletes members of the County's Department of Sports and Youth
- Karate demonstrations helded by professional athletes members of the County's Department of Sports and Youth
- Vaporetto Week
22 September
- U.S.C. TIM EDITION - Running race from running race from Smartifit 1 to the Smartfit 2
- Vaporetto Week
- Green Day :
1. citizens are invited to test drive with electric cars through the whole city
2.business owners gather to pick up garbage from parks.
- Alergotura : Botanical Tour - citizens of all ages are invited to run on different routes through the city.
Permanent measures
Timisoara 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
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
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
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
Charging points for electric vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Introducing cargo bikes
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Create systems for buses and walking trains
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