The European Mobility Week is an annual campaign on
sustainable urban mobility, organised with the political and financial support
of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport.
The aim of the campaign, which runs from 16 to 22 September every year, is to
encourage European local authorities to introduce and promote sustainable
transport measures and to invite people to try out alternatives to car use. The
week culminates in the Car Free Day event, where participating towns and cities
set aside one or several areas solely for pedestrians, cyclists and public
transport for a whole day.
Since its
introduction in 2002, the impact of European Mobility Week has been steadily
growing, both across Europe and around the world. Over 900 participating towns
and cities organised a Car Free Day, and 7368 permanent measures were
implemented in 1229 cities in 2016. The most popular measures were in categories
such as new and
improved bicycle facilities, improvement of pedestrianised infrastructure and the
launching of awareness campaigns.
Theme
Each European Mobility Week focuses on a particular topic
related to sustainable mobility, the so-called focal theme. Local authorities
are required to organise activities for their citizens based on this theme.
They are also encouraged to launch and promote permanent measures that support
the theme.
European Mobility Week Award
The European Mobility Week Award is presented to the local
authority that is judged to have done the most to raise awareness of
sustainable mobility during European Mobility Week (16-22 September). To apply,
local authorities must have implemented the three criteria below and signed the
Charter.
Organising a week of activities, taking into
account the theme of each year
Implementing at least one new permanent measure
which contributes to modal transfer from the private car to an environmentally
sound means of transport
Organising a Car-Free Day, setting aside one or
several areas that are reserved solely for pedestrians, cyclists and public
transport for at least one whole day. The Car Free Day should preferably be
held on the 22nd of September.
Winners of the award, chosen by an independent panel of
transport experts, receive a three-minute video in both English and their
native language highlighting their achievements. In addition, the winning city
and finalists are promoted via the campaign's channels.
For more
information, please follow this link.
Mobility Actions

If you’re doing something to promote the idea of sustainable
urban mobility, you can register your Mobility Action on the
EMW website and become part
of the European Mobility Week campaign. A mobility action can be limited to a
specific day or last for several weeks/months. The registration form can be
submitted in English and the action must promote a behavioural shift towards a
more sustainable urban mobility culture. Once registered, your steps to promote
sustainable urban mobility will be displayed online. A complete explanation of
the participation rules can be found
online.
EMW in Malta
Following
the events taking place in Europe, Malta organises its own programme of annual
events. Every year, Transport Malta
launches competitions open to local councils and NGOs to organise small-scale
activitieswithin their locality as well as
Grant Awards made available to Local Councils to implement Permanent Measureswithin the awarded
localities. Car Free Dayand the National Bicycle Ridehave also become an integral part
of the annual Programme.

For more
information, please follow the programme of activities held in previous years:
Press Conference to launch EMW 2018
Malta National Bicycle Ride 2014