Participating towns and cities

NetherlandsLeerdam, Netherlands

Website:
www.leerdam.nl
Population:
20.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Sandra van Vianen
Postbus 15, 4141 DA Leerdam
+ 31642736388
Leerdam already registered 1x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Leerdam organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- a whole where cyclists can take part in the bicycle count.
- a whole week where kids are stimulated to go by foot or bike to school.
- free public transport by bus on the 17th of September
- Monday September 19th - their is a special safety training for people who do use a mobility scooter organised by the volunteers of the Dutch Road Safety Union
- Thursday.
The Right Pressure For Your Tire’ On this event car drivers are advised in practise to check the pressure of the tires more often in order to save fuel, and money and avoid air pollution.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Leerdam 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
As the city is famous because of his glas-blowing factory and history we are developping a special route for pedastrians to bridge the distance between the museum and factory.
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
new policy to promote the use of electric cars.
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Autum 2016 the city will start a communication campaign titeld 'Be a guest in Leerdam North'