Participating towns and cities

NorwayOslo, Norway

Population:
700.000 inhabitants

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
The Mobility Week in Oslo will take place at Fridtjof Nansens plass, the large cobblestine area in front of the Town Hall. This area will be closed to traffic all week long. Some of the highlights are as follows:
* Park(ing) Week (a full week of Park(ing) Day with artistic installations, play areas, skateboard ramp, extra public benches, extended al fresco, bocce court, etc.
* DYANI skateboard school and skate shows with world champion on Bomb Drop and Free Fall, Adil Dyani
* Bicycle workshop: fix your bike for free
* Exclusively for the mobility week: a double city bike stand with 20 city bikes will be placed at Fridtjof Nansens plass
* An interactive mobility office profiling mobility projects in town, such as the app "Trafikkagenten", new bicycle lanes, etc.
*A full day seminar named "In the city without a car"
* Outdoor gym class with TV coach Yngvar Andersen
A full program is available here (in Norwegian only) nyhetsrom.bymiljoetaten.no/2016/09/14/program-europeisk-mobilitetsuke/

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Oslo 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
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres 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

Car-free day Car-free day

Oslo carries out a Car-free day 2016 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.