Participating towns and cities

Norway Bergen (City of Bergen) , Norway

Website:
www.bergen.kommune.no
Population:
280.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of urban development
Contact:
Einar Grieg
P.O.Box 7700
5020 Bergen Bergen
(++47) 90072543

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bergen (City of Bergen) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Activities in Bergen and in the neighboring municipalities on different days of the week, collaboration via Miljløftet.
16 September
Car-free day in the center of Bergen. Several streets are closed to car traffic. Activity for the whole family. Free bicycle workshop. Bicycle show. Concerts. Collaboration with the exercise run Citymilen and the sports team Viking.
20 September
Collective da / PT day . Professional seminar organized by Skyss at Kulturhuset in Vaskerelven. Morning distribution / reward for those who travel by public transport
21 September
Cycling day. Screening of the film "Why we cycle" in the canteen at Autogården. Distribution / reward for those who cycle in the world's longest cycle tunnel.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bergen (City of Bergen) 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)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
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)
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
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Launch of accessibility plans planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans

Car-free day Car-free day

Bergen (City of Bergen) 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:
Car-free day in the center of Bergen. Several streets are closed to car traffic. Activity for the whole family. Free bicycle workshop. Bicycle show. Concerts. Collaboration with the exercise run Citymilen and the sports team Viking.