Activities within the week
Utrecht organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
The city of Utrecht works closely with the province of Utrecht.
Visit the website
www.mobiliteitsweekutrecht.nl/ for a complete overview of activities in the province.
16 September
On Saturday, September 16, the Maliebaan in Utrecht between Malieblad and Burgemeester Reigerstraat will be car-free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! That offers room for something different: a festival with an active program for young and old.
Think of a BMX pump track, a Cyclefun production with 15 fun bikes, a driving simulator to experience the effect of texting while driving, a children's corner, music with Florian Wolff with The Green Machine and a line-up of shared mobility, like Greenwheels, MyWheels and TIER.
19 September
We question residents through a survey about travel behavior. We take over the streets with a number of colleagues. We will use these insights in upcoming projects to respond more often to interventions around mobility management and try new things out.
20 September
We question residents through a survey about travel behavior. We take over the streets with a number of colleagues. We will use these insights in upcoming projects to respond more often to interventions around mobility management and try new things out.
21 September
We question residents through a survey about travel behavior. We take over the streets with a number of colleagues. We will use these insights in upcoming projects to respond more often to interventions around mobility management and try new things out.
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In Utrecht, driving 30 kilometers per hour is the norm. Now also on the Orinocodreef in the neighborhood Overvecht. This street has been redesigned in recent months as a bicycle street where the maximum speed has been adjusted. There is now more space to cycle safely, cross the street as a pedestrian and the street has become greener! This will be celebrated on Thursday morning, September 21, with local residents and councilor Lot van Hooijdonk.
The councilor participates in a braking distance demonstration in collaboration with Veilig Verkeer Nederland in which we see how much safer it is to drive 30 km per hour instead of 50 km per hour. In addition, the councilor is kicking off the '030 goes for 30' campaign, together with the students of De Kleine Prins primary school. In this campaign we draw attention to the importance of driving 30 km per hour for road safety in Utrecht.
Permanent measures
Utrecht 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)
planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
planned
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all
planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
planned
Reduction of outside parking zones
planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
planned
Use of clean vehicles
planned
Charging points for electric vehicles
planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
planned
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
planned
Introducing cargo bikes
planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
planned
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
planned
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
planned
Car-free day
Utrecht carries out a Car-Free Day 2023 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:
Maliebaan