Winners have been announced for the two competitions organised as part of this year’s European Mobility Week, by Transport Malta in collaboration with the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure, and Capital Projects.

The winners include the Munxar and San Lawrenz Local Councils in Gozo.

The campaign is spearheaded by the European Commission and celebrated annually between the 16th and 22nd of September, on World Car Free Day.

One of the competitions targeted funding for activities promoting sustainable and alternative transportation forms and in Gozo the Local Councils who won this include, the Munxar Local Council which will organise a car-free day in Xlendi between the 16th and the 22nd of September, a car-free day in Munxar, an activity for all the family in Xlendi and another in Munxar, and a train ride for the elderly.

The other winner in Gozo is the San Lawrenz Local Council which will restrict access to the village square, where it will host some activities to encourage residents to use alternative forms of transportation, as well as a car-free day and several activities to promote car-pooling and public transportation.

The competition was divided into two categories: permanent and sustainable mobility measures and the organisation of small events and activities.

The objective of the first competition was to enable Local Councils and NGOs to investigate the role of their respective roads and potentially implement practical solutions to address urban challenges such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and the lack of road accessibility in the urban village.

The winner of this competition is the Siggiewi Local Council, which will install four charging stations for ten e-bikes in the surrounding area.

The second winners are the Local Council of Zurrieq and the Western Regional Council. They will install parking sensors in the parking lots in the centre of Zurrieq to reduce emissions by preventing unnecessary traffic.

The second competition targeted funding for activities promoting sustainable and alternative transportation forms. The Local Councils in Malta who won this competition will organise these activities:

The Dingli Local Council will organise a Heritage Trail with segways, a bike ride with the Dingli Scouts, a pedometer challenge, a street sports day, and a car-free day.

The Msida Local Council will organise activities on the roads between Triq ix-Xatt Ta’ Xbiex and Misrah San Guzepp, as well as a car-free day.

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