Participating towns and cities

Norway Bergen (City of Bergen) , Norway

Population:
280.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of urban development
Contact:
Einar Grieg
P.O.Box 7700
5020 Bergen Bergen
(++47) 90072543

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bergen (City of Bergen) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Lunch Mobility meeting with the theme "Travel Smarter, Live Better".
- Information campaigns in several companies.
- Brochure about Enviromental Transport Pacage in "Bergensdalen".
- New bicycle-map of "Laksevåg"
- " Bergen in Motion", all students in elementary schools in Bergen are invited to participate in a contest to compete on which school has the most students which cycle or walk to school.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bergen (City of Bergen) 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)
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Opneing of Bybanen, Bergen Light Rail
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations