Participating towns and cities

Belgium Bruxelles/Brussel (Brussels) , Belgium

Population:
1.200.000 inhabitants
Department:
Brussels
Contact:
Charline Barette
Sint Lazarusplein 2
1035 Bruxelles/Brussel

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bruxelles/Brussel (Brussels) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Activation MaaS à Saint-Job
17 September
In the morning of Brussels Car-Free Sunday, official kick-off event of EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2023 by the European Commission's Director-General for Mobility and Transport, in close collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the framework of the EU Year of Skills and in the presence of the Mobility Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region.
18 September
Start challenge Au travail sans ma voiture
20 September
Vollenbike : une fête du vélo pour petits et grands - Watermael-Boitsfort

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bruxelles/Brussel (Brussels) 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) implemented
Testing automated vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Create new platforms for freight transfer planned
Introducing cargo bikes implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Bruxelles/Brussel (Brussels) carries out a Car-free day 2023 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.