The European Mobility Week, an annual event promoting sustainable urban mobility, kicked off last week with over 2,500 cities and towns participating in a week-long festival from 16 to 22 September. This year’s focus on ‘shared public space’, was highlighted through promoting the benefits of more balanced road space allocation and respect for other users. The week’s activities included car-free days, cycling tours, and transforming car parks into green spaces. This year, the European Commission, in collaboration with the City of Brussels and other partners, organised a site visit to the new ‘school street’ pedestrian area (serving Maria Boodschap and La Clé des Champs schools) to discuss how such initiatives can make daily commuting safer and more sustainable.
“Europe’s urban population is rising, and with it our need to move around in a safe and sustainable way. The European Mobility Week, starting today across more than 2,500 cities in 42 countries is an opportunity to engage with people and businesses, city planners and politicians to help improve the way we all benefit from the public spaces in our cities. Events across Europe will promote safer school streets, better and more welcoming public places, adequate parking for alternative modes of transport and much more. Let’s continue to lead by example and – for all of us who can – choose those transport modes that can not only improve urban air quality but also contribute to making our cities more enjoyable to live in,” says Commissioner for Climate Action, responsible for transport, Wopke Hoekstra.
The European Mobility Week is the Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility and encourages behavioural change in favour of active mobility, public transport and other clean, intelligent transport solutions.
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Source: European Commission
