INTEGAIRE

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INTEGAIRE FINAL CONFERENCE Seville 17-18
February 2005 Atmospheric Problems in Athens
Urban and Traffic Planning Policies implemented
for the environment Dr. A.Togia Dr. V.
Leontari Municipality of Athens Development
Agency
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General Overview

• The primary and or secondary pollutant PM10,
  exceeds its Limit Values in a large number of
  days and it appears that Athens has and will have
  a serious problem with reaching the EU limit
  values in the future.
• The city of Athens Characteristics
• Traffic planning policies for the environment
  implemented in Athens Example
• Example - Traffic Limited Area Outcomes
• Transportation Infrastructure Projects

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The city of Athens Characteristics

• Concentration of the principal governmental,
  administrative, commercial and industrial
  activities of the Country.
• Concentration of 4 million inhabitants (almost
  half of the population of Greece)
• Geographical Position Surrounded by Mountains
• Land Use High density and dissimilar division
  of land uses in the area of Athens
• Urban transportation
• Traffic problems.
• Urban transportation in big proportion made by
  passenger cars.

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Network of stations measuring Atmospheric
Pollution in Athens
Mean monthly values of PM10 in ?g/m3 for the
year 2002.
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TRAFFIC LIMITED AREA

• It has been world- wide applied for the first
  time in Athens in 1982.
• It is a circulatory policy that also had
  environmental goals.
• The entrance of vehicles in this central area is
  permitted day by day according to the number of
  the car.

• It covers an area of 1250 h.
• It is applied 0700- 2100 Monday to Thursday,
  0700- 1500 Friday. During the weekend all cars
  are free to enter to the center.

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MEASURES OUTCOMES

• Increase of the number of the automobiles (from
  500.000 to 1.600.000) and motorbikes.
• Failure in the encouragement of the Public
  Transportation System.
• Issue of special type of card for entrance in the
  area of the ring for the residents and
  difficulties to control the owners.
• Delay of pedestrianisations in the area of the
  Historical Center.

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Infrastructure Projects Major Interventions with
future effectiveness to Athens Air Pollution
Problems
A HERITAGE FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES The applied
transportation model during the 2004 Olympic
Games to be continued.
Athens Metro
Attiki Odos
Athens Tramway
Creation of two new underground metro lines