In cooperation with its partners, the Municipality of Bratislava has prepared a number of permanent measures as well as accompanying events whose aim is to raise the environmental awareness of the citizens of Bratislava and change their behavioral patterns. The capital city of Bratislava is also entering the European Mobility Week Award competition. Last year’s winner was Budapest, also awarded were the cities of Zagreb and Almada.
The most significant change will be that of the conversion of the bidirectional Viedenska roadway to a unidirectional one as of 9/23/09. During the EMW workdays, volunteers and municipality officers will regulate the traffic on pedestrian crossings near elementary schools between 7.15 and 8.00 AM and also between 12 and 1:30 PM. The Municipality of Bratislava is also preparing a project of traffic regulation by launching “Zone 30” – a zone with a speed limit of 30kph and with unidirectional streets. During the European Mobility Week, new bicycle lanes on Antolská Street and Devínska Road will be put to use.
During the Car Free Day event, the City’s Local Transport Authority (DPB, a. s.) will offer free public transport to all users. The Local Transport Authority also launches a new line (No 36) as of 10/1/09, which will operate in the new area of Polianky. DPB, a. s., operates 14 school lines, with the latest being opened in June. Another important project worth mentioning is the tender for purchasing articulated, low floor busses.
In the year 2007 Bratislava signed the European Road Safety Charter whose aim is to halve the death rate on our roads by 2010. Relevant permanent measures include:
- new traffic lights at pedestrian crossings: Hraničiarov Square, Pražská Street and Gagarinova Street,
- new additional illuminations at 8 pedestrian crossings
- colour contrast for pedestrian crossings near schools and highlighted road signs
During the EMW the project of “flashing green” will continue at 9 chosen traffic-lights intersections.
In cooperation with the Pontis foundation and their links with the private sector within the Business Leaders´ Forum (BLF), whose members are prominent Bratislava companies employing about 50.000 people, an initiative for the employers of these companies to commute by any other means of transport than their car, or to use a car sharing/car pooling system, will take place.
During this year’s EMW, presentations and discussions will take place as well. Their topics will include the backbone transport system in Bratislava, transport planning and the expected influence of major projects on transport and also the development of bicycle lanes in our city. The atmosphere of EMW will be enhanced by sports and recreation activities on Partizánska Lúka and by the first year of the Bratislava Night Run on September 19. On the following day traffic education for young children will take place on Primatial Square. In both places special journeys in the “city exhibition trains” will be provided for seniors. On the evening of September 22 “a closing season ride” of roller-skaters and cyclists (Bratislava-inline) will also take place.
Actions relevant to the theme:
- improvement of conditions for passengers using city transport
- establishment of new parameters in the city transport, e. g. for disabled people
- safer traffic, especially for pedestrians and cyclists
- discussion forums with general public
- activities for public health
- activities for very small children (workshops, traffic playground)
Mobility Week
16.09.2009 (Wednesday)
- opening ceremony, Main square
- thematic workshops: "Car free day form the point of view of the children."
- exhibition of drawings during the whole mobilityweek.
- SMS voting about the most beautiful drawing - first 3 pictures will be awarded; interesting prizes
17.09.2009 (Thursday)
presentation+discussion: the Backbone system of Bratislava city transport
18.09.2009 (Friday)
presentation+discussion: transport planning in Bratislava
19.09.2009 (Saturday) ," Healthy saturday"
- archery, rope center, shooting of rifles, horse riding, boats sailing, skills riding on a bicycle - held on the meadow in the City forest
- shuttle bus from this meadow to the Embankment
- opening of the new bicycle lanes on Antloska and Devinska street
- The Embankment: activities for cyclists and roller skaters; discounts at buffets and restaurants
- ship carrying bicycles on board form the city centre to Danubiana gallery, free of charge
20.09.2009 (Sunday)
- traffic playground for small children at Primatial square
- presentation of police technology,
- presentation of cynology and hippology of the City police
- ship carrying bicycles on board form the city centre to Danubiana gallery, free of charge
- The Embankment: activities for cyclists and roller skaters; discounts at buffets and restaurants
21.09.2009 (Monday)
presentation+discussion: bicycle lanes without borders
22.09.2009 (Tuesday)
- city transport free of charge
- traffic regulation on pedestrian crossings - by actors and lord mayor
- zone restricted to the private car: Viedenska road, other activities see above
Car free day
Viedenska road - road joining/isolating city park - Janka Kráľa with/from the Danube Embankment will be restricted to the private car.
- press conference: participants including journalists will arrive on bicycles
- everyone, who comes by any other way of transportation than car will be entered to the prize draw (lottery); prizes: tickets to hockey matches, O2 credits, monthly public transport pass, bank account (VUB), balloon flight
- traffic playground for children
- concert of pop singers and bands
Permanent measures
- installation of the loading ramps for disabled people to the following subways: Patronka, Trnavske square, Hodzovo Square, Staromestska street and one more
- purchasing of the 40 new articulated low floor busses
- making the zones with reduced traffic or with the exclusion of cars
- regulation of traffic in the area of Palisady street by system of one-way streets and speed limit at 30 kph
- putting in to use of the new pedestrian crossings and intersections with traffic lights
- new project of “flashing green” at traffic lights
- establishment of an online system of increased car occupancy (car sharing)
- offer of the new innovative public transport services - new ship-line from the city centre to Danubiana gallery operating on weekends
- establishment of timetables for companies and schools
- new bicycle lanes
Contact:
Michal Klátik
Primaciálne Nám. 1
814 99 Bratislava
Slovakia
Tel.:+421 259 35 63 16
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