Participating towns and cities

Sweden Örnsköldsvik (Ornskoldsvik) , Sweden

Website:
www.ornskoldsvik.se
Population:
55.614 inhabitants
Department:
Trafik och Park
Örnsköldsvik (Ornskoldsvik) already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Örnsköldsvik (Ornskoldsvik) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
European Mobility Week 2009

1. Organising a week of activities, taking into account the 2009 focal theme: “Improving City Climates”.

Actions relative to the theme:

• In general - promote the advantage of public transports (buses), cycling and walking as means of transport. One important group is those who commute to and from work.

• The promotion and information is directed broadly to the public and employees.

Organising the “In town Without My Car” event, i.e. setting aside one or several areas that are reserved solely for pedestrians, cyclists and public transports during the entire day.

• The day of “In Town without My Car” will be held on Tuesday 22 September 2009.
• Promotion of active transports (cycling or walking) to the public and employees.
• Promotion on the radio of climate friendly transports by bus, walking and cycling.


Zone restricted to private car

The activities will be held at and in the vicinity of the city square which is mainly connected to areas for pedestrians.





Main Activities:


16th-22nd September

• Promotion to choose a climate friendly means of transports on the local authority’s homepage.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Örnsköldsvik (Ornskoldsvik) 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction on part of a street with heavy traffic in central city.
Further info
During this year these measures will be implemented:

• A Street in central city is closed to traffic and the reconstruction to a pedestrian street is begun. (Köpmangatan)
• permanently reduced speed limit is introduced along a section on one of the main roads in central city. (Part of Viktoriaesplanaden – between Hamngatan and Fabriksgatan.)

Car-free day Car-free day

Örnsköldsvik (Ornskoldsvik) 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.