Catalogue of measures
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Target Catalogue
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Illuminate the car park and use level, firm and non-slip surfaces with a gradient of less than three percent. Provide a sufficient number of signposted and accessible large parking spaces for cars, minibuses and special transport services for loading and unloading wheelchairs as well as support staff. Guarantee that if there are more than 60 visitors, five percent of the parking spaces will be accessible.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Provide a sufficient number of secure and weatherproof bicycle parking spaces (permanent or mobile, e.g. bicycle car park, pop-up bicycle racks) at all sports facilities.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Organise incentives for arriving at the sports venue by bike (e.g. a coupon for a discounted drink at a guarded bike park or the opportunity to leave a deposit cup at a bike park).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Use 3D printing technologies to produce the parts you need on site and reduce transport emissions and material waste.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Create VR experiences to enable people around the world to participate without the need for physical travel.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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If possible, select the sports venue in such a way that it can be reached by public transport, bicycle or on foot and no additional shuttle journeys are necessary.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Allow spectators to use public transport free of charge on the day of the event by purchasing a ticket for the sporting event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Allow spectators who have purchased a sporting event ticket to obtain discounted tickets for long-distance travel to the event location with Deutsche Bahn.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Organise additional long-distance transport services for spectators by means of special trains (e.g. night trains) and service extensions in the country and within Europe.
Special trains can also be useful for fans/visitors (e.g. when travelling to/from the venue the day before or after a single event).
Offers of attractive, cross-border special tickets for international travel and extensive communication are necessary.
Make additional train offers in the late evening/night hours to enable the journey home after the event (also to more distant destinations). You can also organise special trains for foreign fan groups, for example.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Build up the vehicle fleet – as far as possible – from efficient e-vehicles. Examples are cars, minibuses, exclusively battery electric vehicles (BEV), e.g. up to 17 kWh/100 km or vehicle class A of the new car label). The number of vehicles in general should be kept to a minimum. If vehicles are not available as electric vehicles (e.g. snow groomers), the most fuel-efficient vehicles possible are used.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Make sure that the sports facilities are accessible via safe cycle paths. Create new or improve existing cycle paths to all sports facilities via short-term (pop-up) and/or permanent bike paths. Coordinate with the cycle path concept of the respective host city/region. This can also include a regional cycle path concept (e.g. with high-speed cycle paths) to the host city and its sports venues and connect the surrounding communities.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Advocate the purchase/use of cargo bikes and electric transport vehicles for logistics transport in the event cities. This can be included in the terms and conditions for service contracts, for example. Electric lorries should not only be considered for the last mile, but also for longer logistics transports.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Provide route descriptions with directions and information on public transport and accessible stops in normal and "easy language". Also consider the return journey from the event and communicate digitally.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Signpost routes from car parks and/or bus stops sufficiently, taking accessibility into account. If the shortest route is not accessible, signpost another accessible route.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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To reduce the amount of lighting required, adjust the event period to available daylight.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Avoid vehicle traffic in the vicinity of nature reserves by opting for bicycles or electric mobility.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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When choosing a location, consider the proximity to the venues and sports facilities and their accessibility as well as the connection to public transport (principle of short distances).
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Schedule double match days to reduce the number of match days.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Make travelling by public transport easier by setting a suitable start and end time for the event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Set guidelines and targets for sustainable mobility as part of your event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Specify responsibilities for sustainable mobility at your sporting event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Allow volunteers to use public transport free of charge for the entire duration of the sporting event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Allow volunteers to travel to/from the sporting event at a reduced price for a long-distance ticket.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Make it possible for environmentally friendly innovations to be presented and tested as part of the sporting event using demonstration vehicles or technologies (e.g. autonomous driving for minibuses, electric vehicles).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Make sure that athletes see themselves as role models: Teams and athletes use the train to travel to the venue of the sporting event (also for international journeys to the host country instead of travelling by plane). There are many destinations (especially direct neighbouring countries) that can be reached by train in a reasonable amount of time. Special trains or special compartments can be organised for national teams.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Make sure that athletes see themselves as role models: All (national) teams and athletes will only use the train/bus within the host country. This can be achieved, for example, through a voluntary commitment by all teams or athletes to a "no-fly policy" (exceptions for journeys of more than six or eight hours, for example, should be checked).
Depending on the route and the teams' or athletes' accommodation, a combination of train/bus (preferably electric bus) may be necessary and sensible.
Check offers for special compartments for teams or athletes: Are special trains (e.g. direct trains without intermediate stops) necessary and possible for certain destinations?
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Organise better public transport connections to the event venue by expanding local public transport capacities on the days of the event (buses, S-Bahn/U-Bahn/tram). This also includes setting up shuttle buses (with alternative drive systems) to sports/event venues/media centres.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Optimise the event/game schedule according to the principle of short distances so that driving distances are as short as possible. For small/medium sporting events, this can be the national championship, which is not organised according to national borders but according to the distance travelled. At major events, this may include a group phase, for example, in which a group plays in a region.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Make e-buses (or hydrogen buses) available for the teams to use.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Create educational material for a sustainable arrival and departure. This could include, for example, a comparison of emissions from travelling by bicycle versus public transport versus travelling by car. The information will be made available on the event website.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Raise awareness for the topic of transport among all relevant stakeholders and motivate them to travel to and from the sporting event in an environmentally friendly manner => Transport (AA3)
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Develop a travel policy for the organisation team and other stakeholder groups: Environmentally friendly public transport is favoured here. Flight only from e.g. 700 km, car only for transport of luggage/material etc. (The travel costs of employees and helpers will only be reimbursed if they use public transport)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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If possible, organise meetings in the organisational team digitally so that the number of work/business trips is kept to a minimum. The number of participants at a meeting is also reduced as far as possible.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Have a mobility app developed for your sporting event. This includes all information on environmentally friendly travel to and from the event and journeys within the host cities (see e.g. citymapper.com). The app can, for example, be extended to include tourist activities in the host city (e.g. the ten highlights of each host city). Electronic train and public transport timetables (in coordination with the responsible transport association(s)) or electronic carpooling platforms/apps could be integrated into the app.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Raise awareness for the topic of transport among all relevant stakeholders and motivate them to travel to and from the sporting event in an environmentally friendly manner => Transport (AA3)
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Deliberately do not plan any parking spaces for private cars at the sports facilities and their wide surroundings (consistent parking ban), but only provide parking spaces for buses and people with disabilities. To do this, you educate people and monitor compliance with the parking ban.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Raise awareness for the topic of transport among all relevant stakeholders and motivate them to travel to and from the sporting event in an environmentally friendly manner => Transport (AA3)
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Increase parking fees for car parks on match days in the host city (e.g. multi-storey car parks).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Provide sufficient parking spaces for buses/coaches (including charging stations) at the sports venue.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Signpost park and ride car parks with a signpost system. The Park + Ride car parks are subject to high parking charges.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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If temporary parking areas are required for the sporting event, design them in an environmentally friendly way (e.g. parking mats, paving).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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As part of the planning of the sporting event, make sure that parts of the car parks at the sports facilities are converted into bicycle parking spaces/car parks. By setting an example in organising the sporting event, you are also promoting a permanent rededication.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Plan sufficient charging stations for e-bikes at the sports facilities (possibly with monitoring at the bike car park).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Organise an increase in the number of rental bikes, hire bikes and bikes from bike-sharing providers in the host cities (during the event period).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Set up "fan paths" on foot and/or by bike to the sports venues. These could, for example, be labelled as a "red carpet" or be based on the participating nations/sports. This could, for example, be a main route from the city centre/train station to the sports venues and public viewing. When choosing a location for public viewing, the following should be taken into account: good accessibility on foot, by bike and by public transport. The signposting should be easy to understand and also communicated via the app.
Design the fan routes attractively (with food/drinks, entertainment, culture, information, etc.).
If possible, take this into account in the routing: Places of interest, attractive routes in "green" areas (parks), safe routes (no streets or clear demarcation from streets), attractive neighbourhoods (culture, entertainment), climate adaptation (shading).
Ensure citizen participation (e.g. development and implementation of concepts by the neighbourhoods).
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Organise the offer of a joint, guided, environmentally friendly journey by (rental) bike or public transport from the meeting point to the event location (similar to fan marches and the like). In addition to the environmentally friendly journey, the sense of community can also be addressed through special activities.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Strengthen the communal and emotional experience of the sporting event.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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In cooperation with public transport operators and other mobility partners, ensure that (multilingual) announcements are made at stations/stops and on public transport.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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In cooperation with the public transport operators and other mobility partners, ensure a consistent (multilingual) signposting system for public transport to and from the event venue.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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For long distances, provide a shuttle service on the event site (e.g. by golf carts) for people who would otherwise have difficulties with long distances (e.g. older people, wheelchair users).
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Organise an escort service for the journey from a nearby bus stop to the event venue.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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There are visual and audible/voice traffic lights at danger points such as crossroads, and orientation strips provide support when crossing roads, for example.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Rely on regional suppliers to minimise transport costs.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Include sustainability aspects when drawing up the transport concept.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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