Participating towns and cities

SwedenVästerås, Sweden

Website:
www.vasteras.se
Population:
160.000 inhabitants
Department:
Teknik- och fastighetsförvaltningen

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Västerås organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Västerås 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains planned
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented