Participating towns and cities

NorwaySkien, Norway

Website:
www.skien.kommune.no
Population:
51.500 inhabitants
Department:
Plan
Skien already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Skien organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Kampanjer for økt sykkelbruk og fokuset på "do the right mix"
- På farta til skolen: Øke fokuset på bruk av sykkel til og fra grunnskolen og videregående.
- "Do the right mix" blir vist på kinoen hele uka.
- Stand på byens kjøpesenter med fokus på miljøvennlig tran
- Høgskolen i Telemark arrangerer sykkelarrangement.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Skien 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
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
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
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 implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Further info
Åpning av Grenlands første sykkelveg med fortau

Car-free day Car-free day

Skien carries out a Car-free day 2013 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.