Participating towns and cities

BelgiumBrussels, Belgium

Website:
https://semainedelamobilite.brussels/
Population:
1.200.000 inhabitants
Department:
Brussels
Contact:
Charline Barette
Sint Lazarusplein 2
1035 Brussels

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Brussels organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
semainedelamobilite.brussels/activites
16 September
Activation MaaS à Saint-Job
17 September
In the morning of Brussels Car-Free Sunday, official kick-off event of EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2023 by the European Commission's Director-General for Mobility and Transport, in close collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the framework of the EU Year of Skills and in the presence of the Mobility Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region.
18 September
Start challenge Au travail sans ma voiture
20 September
Vollenbike : une fête du vélo pour petits et grands - Watermael-Boitsfort

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Brussels 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
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 planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Testing automated vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Create new platforms for freight transfer planned
Introducing cargo bikes
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Brussels 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:
Brussels-Capital Region