Participating towns and cities

United KingdomInverness, United Kingdom

Website:
www.highland.gov.uk
Population:
60.000 inhabitants
Department:
Chief Executive's Service
Inverness already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2009 2008 2007

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Inverness 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets 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
Free newspapers on bus and trains, free coffee on trains.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations implemented
Park and Stride zones
Accessibilities
Raising awareness, raising funds for mobility sports bike
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Raising awareness of possibilities
Further info
Free bikes for commuters will be launched on the 12th, so as to be ready for the 19th. This will be our permanent initiative for "In town without my car"

More details on our website, www.intrans.org.uk

Car-free day Car-free day

Inverness carries out a Car-free day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.