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2009 campaign information

2009 campaign dates

European Mobility Week 2009 will be 16-22 September. EMW nowincorporates In Town Without My Car! (Car Free Day), therefore ITWMC may beheld on any day of the week, though 22nd September is the preferred andestablished date, which in 2009 falls on a Tuesday.

2009 theme

Improving City Climates

Climate change has been selected as the common EMW theme for 2009 becausethe annual UN conference on climate change will be hosted by the EU inCopenhagen in December 2009. The slogan Improving City Climateswill permit a wider interpretation than climate change, e.g. generalambience of the city, peacefulness, liveability, quality of life, airquality, traffic congestion, road safety etc.

2009 criteria for participating towns and cities

Organise a week of activities, 16-22 September, taking into account theannual theme
Implement at least one permanent measure which contributes to modaltransfer from private car to environmentally sound means oftransport. Where possible at least one of these measures should be apermanent reallocation of road space in favour of walking, cycling orpublic transport (eg road closure, wider pavement, new cycle or bus lane,new traffic calming scheme, lower speed limit).
Organise the In Town Without My Car! event, i.e. car free street,setting aside one or several areas reserved solely for pedestrians,cyclists and public transport for at least one whole day, preferably (butnot essentially) on Tuesday 22 September 2009.