Activities within the week
Aberdeen City organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
Aberdeen City Council will be taking part in a range of activities to celebrate European Mobility Week, including:
1. A 'Pedal for Scotland' mass cycling event;
2. A City Centre 'Car Free Day' where a series of streets are closed to motor traffic and dedicated instead to a free public event on the themes of sustainable mobility and 'taking back the streets';
3. A sponsored cycling event with a City primary school;
4. A series of bicycle roadshows in schools; and
5. A series of 'business breakfasts' where we engage with members of the business community to promote sustainable mobility, particularly use of the Aberdeen Car Club.
Permanent measures
Aberdeen City 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)
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Further info
Middleton Park School will have new cycle parking installed as part of their participation in EMW. Signage improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in the vicinity of the Robert Gordon University are being implemented. New Car Club bays will be implemented. Two safety campaigns are also taking place in September - one on bus safety, the other targeting unsafe parking outside schools.
Car-free day
Aberdeen City carries out a Car-Free Day 2015 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:
An area of Aberdeen City Centre, encompassing Schoolhill, Belmont Street and Little Belmont Street will be closed to traffic and devoted instead to a large free public event.
Aberdeen City, United Kingdom