19/9/2011, European Cycling Federation European Mobility WeekLearning to live without a car may sound like an easy task for the everyday cyclist, but it can be daunting for those that rely on the four wheels and a steering wheel. Brussels and more than 1,900 other cities are promoting alternative forms of mobility, and the bicycle is playing a huge role. From the wacky and strange in Austria, with cyclist’s being given the chance to marry their bicycles, to more policy oriented discussions in Brussels, citizens are being given a week to try other ways of getting round the city. Emissions from the transport sector are increasing in Europe, and leaders and decision makers need to start thinking of green alternatives. Two wheels are starting to sound very attractive. The European Mobility Week is an awareness raising campaign aiming at sensibilising citizens to the use of public transport, cycling, walking and at encouraging European cities to promote these modes of transport and to invest in the new necessary infrastructures. From 16 to 22 September 2011 the Mobility Week is the opportunity for European cities and towns to participate to the most widespread event on sustainable mobility.
Accordingly, that operation is centred on three types of measures, designed to:
In its 2009’s Action Plan on Urban Mobility, the European Commission presented the European Mobility Week as one of those sustainable mobility campaigns that "play an important role in the creation of a new culture for urban mobility". The Commission will continue to support the campaign and contribute to its further development. |
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