Participating towns and cities

IcelandReykjavik, Iceland

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

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Reykjavik organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Conferences, car free kindergartens, eco-friendly driving simulators, bike-day... all the weeks actions are relative to the theme.

16/9: opening of Mobility Week. New focus district announced. Opening of safe routes to school website. Music and refreshments.
17/9: Lunch meeting with politicians, experts and stakeholders at city hall
18/9: Parking at kindergartens closed for cars thus transformed to playgrounds for the children
19/9: Bike day. Bikers gather from the suburbs and ride to the city hall where a bike race, BMX-stunts and downhill races have been organized. City mayor and neighbour town mayors join the bike parade and ride together to the City hall.
20/9: Citizens are encouraged to leave their cars at home. Idea meeting with "Carfree Lifestyle" on how to make the city more liveable and transport friendly.
21/9: Treasure hunt on the bus. Tickets to the Cinema have been hidden on various busses in the city. Also eco-friendly driving simulators are introduced at the city´s help desk at Borgartun 12-14
22/2: The City Mayor opens the city´s first woonerfs and bike parades are organized in the city.

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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Public transport services
Image building with local bus company
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Opening of woonerfs in city centre
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Further info
The city´s 2 first woonerfs opened in the city centre.
New bike parking facility in city centre.