
European Mobility Week (shortened as EMW) is an annual initiative of the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
for
Sustainable Urban Mobility since 2002. It calls on European cities and towns to devote one week to sustainable mobility. It starts on September 16 and ends with a
Car-Free Day
World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. Organized events are held in some cities and countries.
The events, which vary by location, give motorists and commuters an idea ...
on September 22. Every year, EMW has a specific motto, such as clean air, multimodality or
sharing economy
In capitalism, the sharing economy is a socio-economic system built around the sharing of resources. It often involves a way of purchasing goods and services that differs from the traditional business model of companies hiring employees to produce ...
. EMW includes traffic-related events, happenings such as
cycling critical masses, temporary closures of streets for cars – opening them for pedestrians and cyclists.
It has 44 Participating countries in 2019, with total 1820 cities.
References
External links
{{Portal, Transport, Europe, European Union
Official website
Conservation projects
Car-free movement
Road transport events
September observances
Awareness weeks
2002 establishments in Europe
European Commission projects