Participating towns and cities

Sweden Borlänge (Borlange) , Sweden

Website:
www.borlange.se
Population:
52.153 inhabitants
Department:
Strategi- och exploateringskontoret
Contact:
Stefan Eklund
Strategi- och exploateringskontoret
Borlänge kommun
781 81 Borlänge
(++46) 24374000

Participation 2006

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Borlänge (Borlange) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2006, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Focus on cykling, efficiant cardrivning, public transport. Show the inhabitants how much environmental issues concern them

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Borlänge (Borlange) implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Further info
1. The municipality (Local government) has taken a decision to change (a diversion) the public transport, to make it more effective.
2. New bus stop inside the main galleria, the first in Sweden

Car-free day Car-free day

Borlänge (Borlange) carries out a Car-Free Day 2006 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Several streets in the cityzone