EU Mobility week together with Car Free Day 2025 – 16-22 September

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK is the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising marketing campaign on sustainable city mobility. Held yearly from the 16^th-22^nd September, it promotes behavioural change in favour of lively mobility, public transport, and different clear, clever transport options.

The 2025 theme “Mobility for All” highlights the significance of inclusive and accessible transport techniques.

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK |  Theme 2025

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Car free 

The European Mobility Week 2025 will happen from 16 to 22 September 2025, culminating within the widespread Car-Free Day.

There isn’t any higher day than the World Car Free Day to hop on public transport to get from A to B, leaving the Car at dwelling – (or get strolling or biking)!

European Mobility Week culminates on Monday twenty second September with Car Free Day. Cities and cities world wide have fun World Car Free Day by opening up their streets to lively and sustainable modes of transport.
Some cities could function the Car-free day on the previous Friday or Saturday, for elevated impression.
Car Free Day highlights  the quite a few advantages of going automobile free to residents together with lowered air air pollution and the promotion of strolling and biking in a safer surroundings.
Information on taking part cities and cities in Ireland and occasions they’ve deliberate may be discovered right here Participating towns and cities.
The overarching theme of “Mobility for Everyone“, which goals to advertise sustainable city mobility and encourage behavioral change in direction of lively mobility and public transport. Local authorities are inspired to make use of this week to implement revolutionary planning measures and collect public suggestions.

Background of Car Free Zone

Car Free Day is hosted because the end result to European Mobility Week, an annual occasion by the European Commission for Sustainable Urban Mobility. Each 12 months there’s a completely different theme and this 12 months is specializing in designated areas for residents to congregate and revel in their surroundings in a extra group targeted and sustainable means. With 70% of Europeans dwelling in city areas, Car Free Day is encouraging the conversations and demonstrations on the significance of cultivating these areas inside our city environments.

Cork

• Cork: Car-free Cork: Friday nineteenth September 5pm -10pm metropolis centre roads to be closed off to personal visitors
  Cork carries out a Car-free day and closes off a number of streets to visitors, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
• Also in Cork – co-inciding with European Mobility week, is Culture Night,
  nineteenth September: Open Streets Culture Night
  An evening of tradition within the metropolis, with completely different occasions going down from strolling excursions, exhibitions, performances, play occasions and sports activities.

Waterford

Waterford organises actions throughout EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK , taking into consideration the annual theme.

• Cycle Tours round Tramore  (20, 21 Sep)
• Spins on WSP Trishaw, Tramore (20, 21 Sep)
• Cycle to work week (16-22 Sep)
  • Park the Car at Carriganore (Greenway) automobile park and cycle the Greenway to town for work.
• As a part of the run-up to Car-Free Day, Waterford City & County Council is internet hosting a CITY BUS DAY OUT on Saturday Sept twentieth.
• City Bus Day Out: ‘Take the Bus, Explore The City (20 Sep)
• Car-free day: (21, 22 Sep) Waterford Tramore carries out a Car-free day and closes off a number of streets to visitors, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
  • Closing the decrease Prom in Tramore for 2 days