MIDAS in Suceava

Summary of Activities in Suceava

  1. MIDAS target area
    • Suceava town centre residents, students, employees, employers.
  2. Stakeholder Consultation
    • Stakeholders: representatives from schools, high schools, Suceava Municipality, EPA, Local Traffic Police, Suceava Local Council, project team, other local public bodies, local transport company, private transport operators, Non Governmental Organisations.
  3. Evaluation (“before” and “after”)
    • Public Surveys
    • Travel Plan surveys
    • Passenger counts
    • Traffic Volumes
    • Data on emissions
  4. Implementation of soft and associated measures
    • Campaigns to raise awareness:
      • Organisation of EU Car Free Days (held in Low Emission Zone)

        Photo 1: Car Free Day, September 2007, Suceava
        Photo 1: Car Free Day, September 2007, Suceava

    • Information and promotion of alternative travel modes:
      • Targeted travel information for young persons, students, employees of municipality and private sector, through dissemination of leaflets and brochures.
      • Use of Mobile Touch Screen equipment, temporarily placed in different public locations: at the Suceava Mobility Centre (which was implemented as part of the SMILE project), at the Universities, local authority buildings and public institutions. The Mobile Touch Screen system will give information on public transport services, information on the Eco Route, on Travel Plans, etc. The information available on the Touch Screens will be tailored according to the survey results of the “before” MIDAS survey.

        Photo 2: Raising awareness on sustainable modes of travel in Suceava:
        Photo 2: Raising awareness on sustainable modes of travel in Suceava

    • Implementation of Travel Plans:
      • Suceava University (students)
      • Suceava Municipality (City Hall employees)

 

 

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