Participating towns and cities

United KingdomWest Midlands - Walsall, United Kingdom

Website:
www.wbsp.org.uk
Population:
253.000 inhabitants
Department:
Walsall Partnership
West Midlands - Walsall already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2008 2005

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

West Midlands - Walsall organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
All key public sector agencies and partners will request that staff travel to work more sustainably on one day of the week. Activity will therefore be ongoing throughout the week.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

West Midlands - Walsall 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Further info
Staff showers within the Walsall Council Civic Centre have been installed to provide facilities for staff cycling into work.