Participating towns and cities

IcelandReykjavik, Iceland

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

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Reykjavik organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Conference on sustainable mobility within companies in the city.
Bicycle conference about enjoyment and security in cycling.
Bicycletrips around the city.
Smiling traffic-lights.
One bus fully decorated as a Mobility Week bus, driving all over 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 network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc) implemented
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) 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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
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
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Reykjavik carries out a Car-free day 2017 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.