Participating towns and cities

Sweden Linköping (Linkoping) , Sweden

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

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Linköping (Linkoping) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Campaign for our new commuter car parking places together with neighboring municipalities. Implement Climate match targeted to sports clubs. Encourage cyclists and pedestrians at the major cycle routes. Activity on the town on Saturday, September 20

Kampanj för våra nya pendlarparkeringar ihop med närliggande kommuner. Genomföra Klimatmatchen riktat till idrottsföreningar. Uppmuntra cyklister och fotgängare vid de största cykelstråken. Aktivitet på stan lördagen 20 sep.

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)
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)
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
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Linköping (Linkoping) carries out a Car-Free Day 2014 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:
Saturday September 20 part of of Nygatan around Hospitalstorget will be car restricted area. An event that we call Street life is conducted on Saturday. The 15 parking spaces available along the street section will be adorned and decorated by different actors from associations, cultural practitioners, community planners and eventually also bike clubs. We will also have bike safari for kids who will learn absout traffic signs and get a "bike driving license." There is also a bicycle basket flea market.
On Thursday, September 18th, we encourage pedestrians and cyclists and we market Saturday's event.

Vi stänger av delar av Nygatan runt Hospitalstorget lördagen den 20 sep. Ett event som vi kallar för Gatuliv genomförs på lördagen. Då kommer de 15 parkeringsplatser som finns utmed den gatudelen att smyckas och inredas av olika aktörer från föreningslivet, kulturutövare, samhällsplanerare och ev.cykelklubbar. Vi kommer även att ha cykelsafari för barnen som får lära sig trafikskyltar och får ett "cykelkörkort". Det blir även en cykelkorgsloppis.
På torsdagen den 18 sep uppmuntrar vi gångare och cyklister och marknadsför lördagens event.