Participating towns and cities

NetherlandsUtrecht, Netherlands

Website:
www.utrecht.nl
Population:
367.984 inhabitants
Department:
Sustainable Mobility
Utrecht already registered 12x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2017 2016 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Utrecht organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
"Smart Transport, smart ordering" Inspiration session for local businesses, transporters and suppliers. Promoting shared, bundled and clean freight deliveries in the city centre. (18 September)
* Logistic broker advices businesses how to reduce van and truck trips during rush hours.
* Fietstelweek (Bicycle count week): during one week participants will use an app to register their cycling trips, resulting in more insight in bicycle traffic
* E-bike Roadshow: a temporary test course for e-bikes on a business site in Utrecht
* Start of fully electrical bus service on line 1, with special chargers at terminus

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Utrecht 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
The pedestrian zone will be expanded as od 1 January 2018
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
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking 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
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
New regulations, stimulating clean vehicles and gradually reducing time windows for more pollutant vehicles, will be in force 1 January 2018.
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders 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

Utrecht carries out a Car-free day 2017 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.