Just Transition Platform policy approach : Karditsa, achieving behavioural change towards cycling & sustainable mobility : Greece, municipality of Karditsa

Since 2000, Karditsa in Greece has developed a series of policies and activities designed to increase accessibility and put sustainable mobility at the forefront of the city's design in order to ensure green transition. A city with approximately 40 000 residents, committed to achieving complete sustainability, identified mobility as a crucial factor in realising this objective. The approach encompasses various policies, activities, management, and promotional activities which have led to a significant reduction in the use of cars in the city and increased the number of trips made by bicycle, for which the city has won international recognition for its approach and subsequent impact. The city known in particular for its cycling infrastructure and culture is commonly known as the 'Cycling City of Greece', and claims the honour of being certified as the first 'Cycling Friendly Employer' in Greece. The city has adopted an approach to sustainable mobility that takes into account urban planning, mobility planning, sustainability, health, tourism, and well-being elements and is based on multimodal mobility to facilitate smooth transfers between modes of transportation in and around the city. This approach holds people at its core, from participatory processes in the design of the policies to engagement and promotion of different initiatives and activities to ensure the awareness and adoption of more sustainable habits by the region's inhabitants.