European Mobility Week: Cycling becoming a more popular shared means of transport in BiH

European Mobility Week, held this year under the slogan “Sharing gets you further”, concluded with the Car Free Day.

During European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September, the EU Info Centre in BiH organised a number of activities to highlight the importance of use of alternative and shared means of transport.

The “Today I’m biking, and you?” social media challenge received huge support from citizens. Diplomats and employees of the EU Delegation/EUSR in BiH, Mayors and their deputies from Banja Luka and Brčko District, town administration employees, journalists from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar and Brčko District, assembly employees, managers of public companies from Kakanj and Mostar, film directors, actors, sportspeople, representatives of NGOs, as well as celebrities from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina told the story of their “journey” from home to work without a car.

In just few days, this campaign reached over 400,000 citizens. Judging by the public interest expressed, cycling to work is becoming more popular in urban areas.

In addition to the campaign, the EU Delegation also helped in the organisation of the Banja Luka Cycling Race. Organised in cooperation with the National Coordinator of the European Mobility Week for BiH, the race gathered over 400 cyclists in Banja Luka Park “Petar Kočić” yesterday, in order to mark the Car Free Day. Children from kindergartens “Mladost” and “Pčelica” took part in the workshop where they learned about basic traffic security, through painting and drawing. Their older fellow citizens held a cycling race on the streets of the city.

This year’s European Mobility Week involved a great number of citizens throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moreover, it raised awareness about the usage of intelligent and shared mobility.

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