Mrs. Gianna Tzovara Mr. Andreas Kotsios M.Sc. Civil Engineer M.Sc. Chemical Engineer Municipality of Igoumenitsa Municipality of Igoumenitsa Sustainable Mobility and Tourism challenges for integrating on SUMP development Igoumenitsa (where we are) Introducing Municipality of Igoumenitsa

( Municipality population 25.814 / City population 9.145) Provides : • Mooring Services to the liners • Transport Services to passengers and vehicles.

Port of Igoumenitsa It is mainly passengers' port, connecting Igoumenitsa with • domestic destinations ( – – ) • external destinations () • and Cruises.

AS IS situation in brief Main trip purposes; 51 AS IS situation work based trips, education and shopping/leisure 9 Population growth of in brief 4.8% the last decade that is estimated to 60% of the trips made by car…. continue until 2020 Unemployment continues to growth with 28% !!! Not so wealthy lifestyles… 1/100 uses PuT…… Not very reliable PuT services….

High population density in the city center - suburbanization trend for the Northern part of the city

Very low revenues … 1,5 million tourists – not a final destination ✓ CULTURAL ✓ SUN & SEA TOURISM

✓ SPORTS- ✓ GASTRONOMIC Tourism TRAINING TOURISM TOURISM Sectors/

Product ✓ CONFERENCE ✓ SEA TOURISM TOURISM (CRUISE, YACHTING)

✓ RELIGIOUS ✓ EXCURSION TOURISM TOURISM SEA TOURISM (CRUISE, YACHTING)

SUN & SEA (43 beaches) SPORTS-TRAINING TOURISM CULTURAL TOURISM

Natura 2000

EXCURSION TOURISM CONFERENCE TOURISM national and international meetings RELIGIOUS TOURISM GASTRONOMIC TOURISM Intergrating tourism challenges ….

SUMP Dissemination Event

• Dissemination of the goals • Surveys on the spot

Port Authority S.A.

Regional Unit of Stakeholders & City General Directorate Of Public Property & Public Welfare Property Public Transport Organization of Thesprotia IGOUMENITSA: a city destination ... a city you choose to live in…

Promotion of bike use/pedestrian routes

Promotion of use of Public Transport

SUMP Enforcement of actions on the coastal line/sea front MEASURES

Enforcement of accessibility for all

Parking Management a gradual reform of the coastal front to pedestrian area

Increase of tourism. Igoumenitsa a final destination! developing a platform to promote interest points and alternative ways to visit them (public transport, bicycle, e- Increase of car ...) tourism that will have Introducing "daily package" for cruise Igoumenitsa visitors as the final destination by… Introducing special "events" for cruise ships, "Igoumenitsa welcomes you“ Increase of tourism that develop the urban forest and construction of open theater will have promotion of the Venetian Castle (approximately 1200 seats) Igoumenitsa as the final destination by… Increase of tourism that will have Igoumenitsa as the final destination by…

INTRODUCE URBAN SEA A TOURISTIC BUS LINE A TRAM LINE (WITHOUT A TRANSPORT CONNECTING POINTS OF DRIVER) ALONG THE INTEREST INSIDE COASTAL FRONT IGOUMENITSA’S HUB Implementation From small to large changes…. of SUMP Pedestrian & Bike Road Smart bus stops Urban Forest Development of urban areas close to School Units and Sport Areas (development of pedestrian zones, creation of a well-organized bicycle road network, development of traffic calmed roads)

Extension of bicycle network Restoration of Urban Public Spaces around the city center EMW Award 2017 Brussels

Igoumenitsa: a destination city

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