Participating towns and cities

FinlandVaasan kaupunki, Finland

Website:
https://www.vaasa.fi/
Population:
67.000 inhabitants
Department:
Kuntatekniikka
Contact:
Leila Jaana Pauliina Roininen
Rantamaantie 5
65350 Vaasan kaupunki
(++358) 0400959179
Vaasan kaupunki already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2006 2004 2002

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vaasan kaupunki 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
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 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) 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
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Further info
samuli.huusko@vaasa.fi

Car-free day Car-free day

Vaasan kaupunki 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.