Municipalities in most of the EU-25, the EFTA states, Croatia and Romania, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Taiwan and Venezuela, plan to hold a Car-Free Day and/or take other initiatives during European Mobili
ty Week to promote ‘clever commuting’ through the use of low- or no-pollution forms of transport. To date 937 towns and cities have registered their participation and the number is still rising. Local initiatives planned include the introduction of new or improved public transport services, city-centre pedestrian zones, bicycle lanes and rental facilities, zones with a 30 km/h speed limit, new ‘park and ride’ services
...[+++] between the city centre and suburbs, and car-sharing databases.