Athens bike ride raises awareness on urban mobility

    Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-14 01:01:42|Editor: ZX
    Video PlayerClose

    GREECE-ATHENS-BIKE RIDE

    Cyclists take part in a bike ride in Athens, Greece, on May 13, 2018. Thousands of people participated in the 11th Bike Ride on Sunday in Athens and other 26 cities across Greece requesting friendlier cities to people. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

    by Alexia Vlachou

    ATHENS, May 13 (Xinhua) - Thousands of people participated in the 11th Bike Ride on Sunday in Athens and other 26 cities across Greece requesting friendlier cities to people.

    Hundreds of cyclists jumped to their pedals along with associations of pedestrians to spread the word on sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) funded by the European Commission and to push local authorities to make good use of the funds.

    "The best thing about SUMPs is their focus on quality of urban life and public spaces in the city, changing back the concentration from traffic and vehicles to people," Kaiti Daliani, volunteer and cyclist told Xinhua.

    "We do not focus only to cyclists, but we convey our message to pedestrians, to people with disabilities, mothers with their children and elders," she added.

    A total of 162 Greek municipalities are currently in the process of drafting urban mobility plans. They will receive funding up to 9 million euros (10.8 million U.S. dollars) by the Green Fund of Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy.

    The capital, Athens, will receive 230,000 euros which is the largest share. The remaining municipalities will receive between 30,000 to 150,000 euros to set a long term strategic plan designed to satisfy the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities and their surroundings for a better quality of life.

    "SUMP is a planning concept able to address transport related problems. Among their characteristics are their focus on people, their long-term vision, and the fact that important stakeholders and the public are actively involved," Kosmas Anagnostopoulos, coordinator of the network for Sustainable Mobility Civinet for Cyprus and Greece told Xinhua.

    In Europe, the effects of transport planning through such projects are visible in large urban areas, like Copenhagen. There is a decline in car use, increased use of public transport and cycling is making a comeback in towns.

    "Currently the SUMPs have gained recognition by local authorities and municipalities all over Greece and become part of their agenda for the coming years," Anagnostopoulos explained.

    Among the best Greek examples of urban mobility is the city of Trikala in central Greece. Trikala has implemented several projects, like measurement of traffic, monitoring of municipal fleet via GIS, automated controlled parking, remote information signs on bus stops, and an experimental application for a bus without driver.

    But that is not the case for most Greek cities. A recent survey conducted by Britain-based international cleaning service company, Zipjet, has revealed that Athens is the most stressful city in the European Union and the third most stressful in the European continent in 2017.

    The Greek capital ranked 121 out of 150 and with a total score of 7.19 based on factors including traffic levels, public transport, percentage of green spaces, financial status of citizens including debt levels, physical and mental health.

    "Imagine what would be the impact on stress levels if there were more green spaces or less cars," Daliani noted. (1 euro= 1.2 U.S. dollars)

       1 2 3 4 5 Next  

    KEY WORDS: Athens
    YOU MAY LIKE
    EXPLORE XINHUANET
    010020070750000000000000011100001371763291
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 在线观看永久免费| 在总受文里抢主角攻np| 好男人视频在线观看免费看片| 天堂AV无码AV一区二区三区| 国产精品视频铁牛tv| 国产在线19禁免费观看| 凹凸精品视频分类国产品免费| 亚洲欧美日韩国产综合高清| 久久综合久久精品| 一二三四社区在线高清观看在线| 91精品国产高清| 色狠狠一区二区三区香蕉蜜桃| 男男全肉高h视频在线观看| 欧美人与牲动交xxxx| 把水管开水放b里是什么感觉| 在线观看亚洲av每日更新| 国产在线无码精品电影网| 免费人成在线观看网站视频| 五月天丁香久久| rh男男车车的车车免费网站| 日本三级香港三级人妇99视| 精品无码国产自产拍在线观看| 老师我好爽再深一点视频| 激情图片小说区| 日本不卡高清中文字幕免费| 在线观看亚洲成人| 国产乡下三级全黄三级| 亚洲自偷自偷在线制服| 国产麻豆精品免费密入口| 大尺度无遮挡h彩漫| 国产国产精品人在线观看| 亚洲黄色激情网| 久久免费小视频| 97久久人人超碰国产精品| 色丁香在线观看| 欧美乱人伦中文在线观看不卡| 宅男噜噜噜66网站| 国产卡一卡二卡3卡4乱码| 亚洲欧美国产日本| 一卡2卡3卡4卡免费高清| 高清国产性色视频在线|