Political / organizational issues. Graz has a detailed traffic concept and many boroughs have their own concepts too, which are aligned with the general guidelines of the city. In Andritz the centre of the borough has recently been restructured giving priority to the public transport (PT) node. So, for PT users and pedestrians the situation is quite good while the demands for cyclists have been mainly neglected. In the shopping area of this borough a paid parking system with a maximal duration of parking of 3 hours has been introduced. Andritz is part of the City of Graz which means that it can’t make its own political decisions. Nevertheless there are political representatives in charge of this borough who are informed of the Active Access project and who have promised to support the planned activities.
Political / organizational issues. The city of Koprivnica is currently developing its urban sustainable transport plan which is taking all stakeholders’ interests into consideration. There is permanent and strong political support for these issues at local level. There is very little national legislation referring to sustainable transport and no national incentives for transport sustainability measures. There is strong support for cycling and walking but public transport and other possibilities including car-sharing and car-pooling options are still missing.
Political / organizational issues. Until now in Tartu, a roadmap of a bike lane network development and road traffic development plan have been prepared and the safety of children’s school routes was studied. These documents are insufficient to solve bike / pedestrian problems in Tartu. They provide the results of analysis and, sometimes, a selection of solutions, but specific agreed solutions that satisfy all stakeholders are absent. Therefore, the same disputable issues re-surface during re-conciliation of projects (for example, curb height at pedestrian crossings, bike lane as a lane on a roadway or as a separate path, etc.).
Political / organizational issues. Our town doesn’t have a detailed traffic concept. There is no policy for cyclists or pedestrians. Car drivers don’t respect them in the traffic. It’s dangerous to travel by bicycle. There was some initialisation for developing bicycle routes, but it hasn’t had any results yet.
Political / organizational issues. There is no real political will that drives walking and cycling developments. There exists a “Development Plan of the Transportation System” for Budapest having a walking and a cycling chapter and a document called “Cycling Budapest Concept” but no effective program was made based upon these theoretical documents. In recent times we found that a good partnership can be formed with local decision makers and politicians (i.e. in districts of Budapest).
Political / organizational issues. Neither of the two cities (Murska Xxxxxx and Gornja Radgona) have a strategy to develop soft modes of transport such as walking and cycling. Murska Sobota has developed a plan for sustainable mobility that also includes walking and cycling but not in a detailed way. Gornja Radgona does not have a detailed traffic concept. Because of social issues the politicians don’t see soft modes of transport as a priority that needs to be solved.
Political / organizational issues. Great global policy for the environment; municipalities work on the Agenda 21 and local climate plan. Clear support to sustainable development. Also support of the Conseil General to smaller local authorities to develop an Agenda 21. Rumilly: clear political support to sustainable approach and Agenda 21 / local climate plan.
Political / organizational issues. Political support with the setting up of a local climate plan (reduction of 20% of GES in 2020) and one person dedicated to it.
Political / organizational issues. Our city has a detailed traffic concept. There exists a sustainable mobility plan. There is an action plan to undertake measures to improve sustainable mobility, though at the moment just a few measures have been implemented.
Political / organizational issues. The Municipality of Egkomi does not have a detailed transportation plan. However, the Ministry of Communication and Works is in the process of developing the Nicosia Master Plan, which includes also suburbs of the wider region of Nicosia, such as Egkomi. The first draft of the Master Plan is ready and it will be finalized in the following months (Spring 2010).
