Participating towns and cities

Sweden Linköping (Linkoping) , Sweden

Website:
linkoping.se
Population:
166.559 inhabitants
Department:
Miljö- och samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningen
Contact:
Evelina Gleisner
Linköpings kommun
581 81 Linköping Linköping
(++46) 013-205375

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Linköping (Linkoping) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Alternative mobility
Manifestation in central Linköping Saturday 17th Sep with a variety of activities:
Childrens theater "Robin Hood-the energetic hero" about mobility, energy and sustainability.
Pimp your bike-show us your bike at the scene and win a prize
Quiz about transportation and energy saving
Bike slowly-competition
Paint parking slots- The car-free street enables us to use the space for decoration
Try a transportation or electric bike
A "walking schoolbus" will circulate the central parts of town. They
will hand out information about traffic and environmental issues at schools.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Linköping (Linkoping) 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Linköping (Linkoping) carries out a Car-Free Day 2011 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:
On Saturday 17th Sep a part of Storgatan is closed to car traffic.
This enables us to use this street section for public activities along
with the park next to Storgatan.