Participating towns and cities

United KingdomLondon Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Website:
www.kingston.gov.uk/goodgoing
Population:
147.000 inhabitants
Department:
Road Safety & Travel Awareness Unit
Contact:
Matthew Howell-Hughes
High Street
KT1 1EU Kingston London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
(++44) 208 547 5762
London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Introducing 2 car club bays

Car-free day Car-free day

London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 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:
Langley Drive in Surbiton is a popular cut through route for cars and vans travelling between the main route of the Ewell Road that serves the A3 and also the Hook Road that serves Chessington.

The precise chosen location on Langley Road is between Penners Gardens and Oakenshaw Close opposite St.Matthew's Primary School. We will be closing a 75metre stretch of this road.