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| [Rethymno 2007] [European Mobility Week 2007] | ||
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European Mobility Week 2007 - 16/09 - 22/09 |
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| "STREETS FOR PEOPLE" will be the central theme for
European Mobility Week 2007. Road space reallocation is not about making
life difficult for car drivers but it is about improving mobility
options and quality of urban life for all. Quote from DG Environment
publication ‘Reclaiming city streets for people’. The sixth edition of the European Mobility Week is organised under the theme ‘Streets for people’. This theme conveys the clear message that increasing road space for cars is not the answer to existing transport challenges. On the contrary, reducing road capacity for cars can represent a sustainable, efficient solution and also allows healthier lifestyles for all citizens without reducing individual mobility. This theme encourages local authorities to reallocate some road space to non-motorised traffic. It also puts an emphasis on the need for improving air quality at local level : major concern for the European Union and its Member States. Rethymnon is one of 4 Greek cities that take part in the 2007 European Mobility Week. |
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| Program | ||
| 16/09 Sunday |
Morning | Graffiti by students of the Rethymnon schools at the 13th Municipal School - designs will be relating to a relevant topic. |
| 17/09 Monday |
Suspension of a central banner, putting up posters in all the shops of the town and distribution of informative material. | |
| 18/09 Tuesday |
12.30 | Press Conference |
| 20.30 | Meeting in the Centre for Cretan Popular Art, with as subject "Human Streets - Human City" | |
| 19/09 Wednesday |
11.00-23.00 | Old Town closed for traffic. |
| 09.00-18.00 | Bicycles will be available for free from the town hall.
For the remainder of the week, bicycles will be available for the parking by the harbour, the Marina and Melissinou Street. The bicycles should be returned by 20.30 the same day. |
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| 18.00 | Bicycle tour of the New and Old Town, starting at the Municipal Garden. Organised by the Cycling Clubs 'alternative Traffic' and Pegasus. | |
| 20.00 | Concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Rethymnon on the square by the Lykeio Ellinidon (top end of the beach road by the Venetian Harbour) | |
| 20/09 Thursday |
19.00 | All parents with children in push-chairs, the elderly
and people with special needs are invited for a walk through town. Meeting point: Square of the 4 Martyrs. |
| 21/09 Friday |
Painting competition for students of the schools of Rethymnon. The topic is: "How do you imagine our town without cars?" | |
| 22/09 Saturday |
11.00-23.00 | Old town closed for mopeds and motorbikes. |
| 18.00 | Walk through town with 'Working Horses' | |
| 18.00-22.00 | Exhibition in the Centre for Cretan Popular Art of a selection of the paintings made by the students of Rethymnon. | |
| On the http://www.mobilityweek.eu/ website you can find more background information about the Mobility Week. | ||