Participating towns and cities

Sweden Linköping (Linkoping) , Sweden

Website:
linkoping.se
Population:
166.559 inhabitants
Department:
Miljö- och samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningen

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Linköping (Linkoping) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Alternative mobility
Manifestation in central Linköping Saturday 17th Sep with a variety of activities:
Childrens theater "Robin Hood-the energetic hero" about mobility, energy and sustainability.
Pimp your bike-show us your bike at the scene and win a prize
Quiz about transportation and energy saving
Bike slowly-competition
Paint parking slots- The car-free street enables us to use the space for decoration
Try a transportation or electric bike
A "walking schoolbus" will circulate the central parts of town. They
will hand out information about traffic and environmental issues at schools.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Linköping (Linkoping) 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps 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
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
At least five new combined walking and bicycle lanes at different locations in the municipality

Increased pedestrian areas in central Linköping

Increased number of bicycle parkingspaces at several bus stops

Spead reduction measures at schools

Car-free day Car-free day

Linköping (Linkoping) carries out a Car-free day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.