Participating towns and cities

SwedenVetlanda, Sweden

Website:
Population:
27.621 inhabitants
Department:
Kommunledningsförvaltningen
Contact:
Anders Bernberg
Storgatan 1
574 80 Vetlanda
(++46) 038397100
Vetlanda already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2015 2014

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vetlanda organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Photo competition - Me and my bike

Saturday week 38 is the autumnt where we will provide activities and have widgets on the square including offering:
- Try electric bicycle
- Widgets (new cycle routes in the community and information about that the entire city center will be transformed into walking speed range)
- Traffic School offering and market eco-driving.


Fototävling - Jag och min cykel

Lördag v 38 är det höstmarknad där vi kommer erbjuda aktiviteter och har informatörer på torget som bland annat erbjuder
- Prova elcykel
- Informatörer ( nya cykelvägar i kommunen och information om att hela centrum görs om till gångfartsområde)
- Trafikskola som erbjuder och marknadsför sparsam körning.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vetlanda 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places

Car-free day Car-free day

Vetlanda 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:
The Vetlande square with surrounding streets

Vetlanda torg med kringliggande gator