Participating towns and cities

Sweden Umeå (Umea) , Sweden

Website:
www.umea.se
Population:
131.918 inhabitants

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Umeå (Umea) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

18 September
Offering the conference participants the possibility to bicycle with electric bicycles from the Airport instead of taking the taxi.
19 September
Activities outside the Civitas Forum Conference: a venue focusing on the sustainable mobility of the future, is aimed at both conference participants and the public. At the venue you can e.g. find information about the city of Umea's work with sustainable travel, listen to panel discussions and participate in competitions.
20 September
Activities outside the Civitas Forum Conference: a venue focusing on the sustainable mobility of the future, is aimed at both conference participants and the public. At the venue you can e.g. find information about the city of Umea's work with sustainable travel, listen to panel discussions and participate in competitions.
21 September
Activities outside the Civitas Forum Conference: a venue focusing on the sustainable mobility of the future, is aimed at both conference participants and the public. At the venue you can e.g. find information about the city of Umea's work with sustainable travel, listen to panel discussions and participate in competitions.
22 September
Activities in the centre of Umea where citizens are invited to test U-bike´s electric cargo bikes (Umea's electric cargo bike rental system), the inauguration of Vasaplan (the improved local bus terminal that has been rebuilt), competitions and information about sustainable travel.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Umeå (Umea) 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
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Introducing cargo bikes implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented