Participating towns and cities

United KingdomLondon Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom

Website:
www.southwark.gov.uk
Population:
280.000 inhabitants
Department:
Transport
Contact:
Roger Stocker
PO Box 65429
SE1P 5LX London London Borough of Southwark
(++44) 0207 525 5459
London Borough of Southwark already registered 14x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

London Borough of Southwark organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Organising a ITWYC event at an estate in Peckham SE15. This is also to promote newly installed secure cycle lockers at 2 estates in the area.
Organise a series of Dr Bikes on housing estates
Launch a schools project which takes up to 30 children, per school, to the Herne Hill Velodrome for track and mountain bike riding
Launch a 'Mobility advice' project utilising a vacant shop in a key shopping centre
Launch walking maps centred on doctors surgeries
We are still working on a project to load a pedelec bike to a local doctors surgery.
Organise cycle training sessionsfor members of the Bengali Community
Support the local Free Film Festival with Dr Bike and temporary cycle parking

Permanent measures Permanent measures

London Borough of Southwark 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders