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Villemizero-Athens historic center and Argyroupolis
Roberta Pascolini, last update August/2010
The VillemiZéro project, the title of which stands for “Ville Emission Zéro” (Zero Emissions Cities), is a transnational co-operation project dealing with the issue of sustainable development in the Mediterranean Basin. The main project objective is to study ways to prevent and reduce the pollution caused by street traffic, especially in urban and peripheral areas.The Pilot Project of Prefecture of Athens and AEDA targets the development of a sustainable mobility model for the area using as data and indicators the environmental impact of traffic and the health repercussions from exposure to air pollution |
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Car Free Day Belgrade, Serbia
Tatjana Mrđenović, last update August/2010
The first spontaneous organization of Car Free Day took place 1970s, but definitive date of marking of that day was established in 1999. Belgrade took part in this organization and it was accompanied by many other manifestations. |
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The Annual Ankara “Streets are Open” Festival
Ela Babalik-Sutcliffe, last update August/2010
The Kavaklıdere district of Ankara has been host to the annual “Streets are Open” Festival since 2007, aimed at increasing awareness among the general public of how they can better utilise the streets by reclaiming them from vehicular traffic, and use them as arenas for social and cultural events. |
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Using new technologies for improving parking payment in Serbia
Tatjana Mrđenović, last update August/2010
Although ways of paying parking had been unchanged for a long time and activated using person for getting paid, during last year’s paying parking become more effective and speedily for users by using new technologies. |
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Cycling Promotion and Cycle Training for adults in Cork, Ireland
Lenihan Anita, last update August/2010
A result of a huge public consultation campaign for sustainable urban transport was that the citizens would like to use the bicycle more for their daily trips but have doubts regarding safety. Therefore the City of Cork implemented a bicycle promotion and cycle training program. |
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Public Consultation as awareness raising campaign for sustainable urban transport in Cork, Ireland
Lenihan Anita, last update August/2010
The City of Cork in Ireland started a public consultation with the aim to to gain insight into the perceptions of the citizens of the issues and barriers to change in relation to sustainable transport. Responses to the survey inform how to proceed on developing a series of soft measures to promote a set of soft measures |
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Amenities and programs that encourage active transportation in all seasons, Canada
Daniel Coldrey , last update June/2010
This case study reviews the most common barriers & benefits, provides information on measures to encourage active transportation, & looks at a selection of successful initiatives. |
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Mobility plan for the Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield, UK
Alice Truswell, last update October/2009
Meadowhall is the only major retail centre in the UK with its own heavy rail, light rail and bus interchange. This unique degree of accessibility is celebrated by the centre as a key attribute and is a significant factor contributing to the aims and objectives of the Meadowhall Travel Plan 2007.
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Information for Persons with Impaired Mobility (Website)
Sebastian Emig, last update August/2009
Customers using the services of Prague Public Transit Co. Inc. include many passengers with impaired mobility, including those with chronic disabilities such as blindness, dim-sightedness or deafness or temporary challenges such as being pregnant or having children in prams. Making public transport accessible and available for these passengers and making their travel easier — not only with respect to safety of transport as such — but also with respect
to provision of other necessary information, has been one of the major objectives of the company in recent years. |
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The “City Entrance” project in Malmö, Sweden
Christer Ljungberg, last update August/2009
Environmental law requirements demanding certain quality standards have been exceeded in the city of Malmö. A new shopping centre at the city entrance could only be permitted considering various Mobility Management measures. |
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