Participating towns and cities

Norway, 2009

Porsgrunn, Norway

Website:

www.porsgrunn.kommune.no

Population:

35.000 inhabitants

Porsgrunn already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Participation 2009

Activities within the week

Porsgrunn organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week

- Free bus during the "In Town Without My Car"
- exebicion _ Shows how mutch space the car takes compered to bus, cycling and walking
- Demonstrations og wintercycling at the university and hospital, for students and workers
- Walking and cycling competion between all scools i Porsgrunn and Skien
- cycling cours for children
- setting aside area for activities in the mainstreet

Permanent measures

Porsgrunn 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented

Pedestrianisation

Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented

Traffic calming and access control scheme

Reduction of outside parking zones implemented

New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented

Accessibilities

Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented

New forms of vehicle use and ownership

Use of clean vehicles implemented

Freight distribution

Use of clean vehicles implemented

Mobility management

Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented

Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented

Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented

Further info

- parking for cyclist
- Busstops accessible for all
- towncycles

Car-free day

Porsgrunn carries out a Car-free day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.