Auto:Frei:Tag / Car:Free:Day
“Car:Free:Day” is a citizens’ initiative aiming for a car-free Graz, focusing on sustainable and safe traffic concepts to gradually reduce motorized traffic in Graz. They propose a shift from two-lane roadways to single lanes and creating bicycle highways. Their vision is the democratic design of streets involving occupation actions (which have already taken place 7th times in Graz), with an exchange of locals and passers in order to jointly demand the change of space in terms of a car-free city.
Domain: Passenger transport
Type of initiative: Information, communication, awareness raising and capacity building
Main goals:
- Mitigating climate change (decarbonization)
- Increasing transport safety
- Improving health
- Promoting just urban development
Target practice: Other (sustainable mobility system)
Period: 2022 – today
Lead organizations: Auto:Frei:Tag / Car:Free:Day – Civil society
Type of funding institutions: Civil society
Participatory process: The main aim of the citizens’ initiative is to encourage residents to get involved, with representatives of the City of Graz, companies and experts also being included in the participatory activities. The focus hereby lies on the organization and active participation in the road blockade events in order to discuss alternative mobility solutions with both residents and passers-by.