Participating towns and cities

United KingdomDerry/Londonderry, United Kingdom

Population:
107.000 inhabitants
Derry/Londonderry already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2011 2010

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Derry/Londonderry organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
New dedicated foot & cycle bridge opened.
Reallocation of car parking and road space for walking and cycling.
Promotion of new integrating public transport ticketing system for bus/rail.
Launch of city's public bike hire scheme.
New TravelSmart map showing all walking/cycling and public transport routes in the city.
Launch of TravelSmart page on Derry City Council's webpage with digital information and links to all local sustainable transport modes in the region.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Derry/Londonderry 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
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 implemented
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
New iconic £15million foot & cycle "Peace Bridge", launched in June 2011. Spanning 310m over the River Foyle, linking the East and West banks of the city in way that is safe, convenient and sustainable.

Car-free day Car-free day

Derry/Londonderry carries out a Car-free day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.