Participating towns and cities

IcelandReykjavik, Iceland

Website:
www.reykjavik.is/samgonguvika
Population:
120.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Environment and Planning

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Reykjavik organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Opening of Mobility Week in a city park where children and adults are invited outside to play.
Conference and exhibition on environmentally friendly fuel for transport.
Cinema day - mobility/environmentally-related movies at local cinema with short films from students in relation to mobility week 2006
Workshop for local inhabitants on reclaiming streets for people.
Conference on same theme for residents in the capitol area.
Annual bicycle day with streets reserved for cyclists, followed by a bicycle race around the city pond where downtown Reykjavik is closed for car traffic for some time.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Reykjavik 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) 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 network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Further info
Not yet decided.