Participating towns and cities

IcelandReykjavik, Iceland

Population:
120.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Environment and Planning
Contact:
Björg Helgadóttir
Borgartun 12-14
105 Reykjavik
(++354) 4118902

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Reykjavik organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Opening of Mobility Week in a city park where children and adults are invited outside to play.
Conference and exhibition on environmentally friendly fuel for transport.
Cinema day - mobility/environmentally-related movies at local cinema with short films from students in relation to mobility week 2006
Workshop for local inhabitants on reclaiming streets for people.
Conference on same theme for residents in the capitol area.
Annual bicycle day with streets reserved for cyclists, followed by a bicycle race around the city pond where downtown Reykjavik is closed for car traffic for some time.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

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

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers