Participating towns and cities

SwedenEkerö, Sweden

Website:
Population:
26.160 inhabitants
Department:
Stadsarkitektkontoret
Contact:
Maria Cassel
Tappströmsvägen 2
17832 Ekerö
(++46) 8-736604351
Ekerö already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2004

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Ekerö organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
This year Ekerö municipality is celebrating the bicycle which can contribute to better health and cleaner air. On Monday and Tuesday officials are giving out free bike shirts to the people who commute by bike. Ekerö municipality also organizes a common commuting day for those who want to try it out. For two days, Friday and Saturday, the officials organize have a bicycle party in the city center. In the bicycle party the inhabitants of Ekerö municipality can get their bicycle fixed for free, compete about an electric bicycle (or just try it out) or participate in a lottery and win bicycle helmets. Bicycle organizations and bicycle clubs will be there to give out information. One of the more important activities is the possibility for the inhabitants of Ekerö municipality to discuss new bicycle lanes with officials of the municipality.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ekerö 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)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas