Participating towns and cities

Norway Fredrikstad (City of Fredrikstad) , Norway

Website:
www.fredrikstad.kommune.no
Population:
78.000 inhabitants
Fredrikstad (City of Fredrikstad) already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Fredrikstad (City of Fredrikstad) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Fredrikstad (City of Fredrikstad) implements, planned or promotes 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) implemented
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
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) implemented
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
Indoor cyclepark in busterminal. Room for 70 bikes. Free of charge if you travel by bus. This is a cooperation between Torvbyen (Shopping Centre), Kirkens Bymisjon (NGO) and Sykkelbyen Nedre Glomma (City of Fredrikstad and County of Østfold)

Car-free day Car-free day

Fredrikstad (City of Fredrikstad) 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.