Participating towns and cities

SwitzerlandLausanne, Switzerland

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Population:
150.000 inhabitants
Department:
Direction des Travaux
Lausanne already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lausanne organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- balades à vélo, cours de sécurité à vélo, foire aux vélos ;
- journée internationale à pied à l’école et balades pédibus ;
- circulation de trolleybus historiques et balade « multimodale » ;
- action de quartier aux Fleurettes (rue fermée à la circulation) ;
- marché de la mobilité à la place de la Louve (samedi 26 septembre).
- l’édition d’un guide intitulé « En ville autrement » ;
- double exposition au Forum de l’Hôtel de Ville, du 15 au 26 septembre, sur les thèmes "en ville autrement" (extraits et développements du guide) et "10 ans du Pédibus"

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lausanne 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
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Further info
Nouveaux aménagements cyclables (bandes cyclables et stationnement pour vélos).
Ré-édition de la carte vélo (juillet 2009, 35'000 exemplaires)
Ouverture d'un système de vélos en libre-service (VLS)
Edition d'un guide sur les bonnes pratiques en matière de mobilité (inauguré durant la semaine de la mobilité).

Car-free day Car-free day

Lausanne carries out a Car-free day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.