Participating towns and cities

ColombiaBogotá, Colombia

Population:
8'852722 inhabitants
Department:
Secretaría Distrital de Movilidad
Bogotá already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2015 2006 2003

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bogotá organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Si, la ciudad de Bogotá celebrará el encuentro de la Américas frente al cambio climático entre el 20 y 23 de septiembre, donde tiene previstas diversas actividades, dentro de las cuales se destaca un foro internacional, un día sin carro para el 22 de septiembre, la semana de la bicicleta y una gran movilización por la justicia climática.
la descripción de estos eventos esta disponible en los siguientes enlaces:
www.encuentroporelclima.com.co/
www.idrd.gov.co/sitio/idrd/?q=node/1724

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bogotá 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets 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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Bogotá carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.