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Supporting the activities of the
European Mobility Week
FCC, in line with its commitment to the
sustainability and quality of cities, as well
as with the Strategic Road Safety Plan,
supported the activities carried out in cities
during European Mobility Week which took
place from 16 to 22 September under the
European Slogan “Moving in the Right Di-
rection”.
The objective of this European Union initiati-
ve is to raise awareness on the consequen-
ces on health and the environment of the
irrational use of cars within the city and to
promote the benefits of other, more sustai-
nable, modes of transport such as public
transport, bicycling, and walking.
This year, the Sustainable Urban Mobility
Plans (SUMP) was chosen as the theme.
It involves several measures to encourage
the mobility that people and companies re-
Awareness building campaign
The European Mobility Week (EMW) is an
awareness-building campaign to create
awareness among politicians and citi-
zens on the negative consequences of
the irrational use of cars in cities for pu-
blic health and for the environment, and
on the benefits of using more sustainable
modes of transport such as bicycling and
walking.
The initiative was born in Europe in 1998
and, as of 2000 was backed politically
and financially by the European Union.
Since then, it has spread throughout
Europe and other continents. Held every
year from 16 to 22 September, activities
are carried out to encourage sustainable
mobility and to promote good practices
and permanent safety measures.
quire to reach a balance on environmental
quality, economic development, and social
equality.
The work carried out in recent years has re-
sulted in the European Mobility Week pro-
jects which are now widespread throughout
Europe as underscored by the large num-
ber of local governments that participate
voluntarily in developing these projects,
also implementing permanent measures.
In Spain, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food,
and the Environment is the national coor-
dinator with the slogan “Participate in your
city’s mobility plans: Move in the right direc-
tion! Spain is the country with the largest
number of cities participating in the cam-
paign, 550 (followed by Austria in second
place with 539 cities)