Participating towns and cities

NorwaySarpsborg, Norway

Population:
55.000 inhabitants
Department:
Kommuneområde Teknisk
Contact:
Marianne Knudsen
PB 237
1702 Sarpsborg
(++47) 93415922
Sarpsborg already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Big event Saturday September 21., comining both Mobility week acitivities, like stands, information about buss scheduals etc, with Redesign (focus on redesigning clothes, toys and even spaces)

Decorating 3 bus stops the 19th (with furniture and other fun stuff), to get atteniton on our new busses that runs on bio gas.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Sarpsborg 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
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
Create park and ride stations
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Sarpsborg carries out a Car-Free Day 2013 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:
Take 1 or more parking spaces in front of the town hall (Rådhus) and put tables, chairs, flowers etc, to show peole the potential use of parking spaces.