Participating towns and cities

NorwayAlta, Norway

Website:
alta.kommune.no
Population:
20.000 inhabitants
Department:
Drift og Utbygging/ Kommunal teknikk

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Alta organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Oppgradering av snarveger (herunder skilting, påføring av masser, komprimering og godt toppdekke, noen steder lyspunkt og siktrydding)
- Generell oppgradering av gang/ sykkelveger ( ny asfalt, lys og siktrydding)
- Innføring av sykkelutleie i byen.
- Tilskuddsordning for bedrifter som ønsker sykkelparkering (10 bedrifter har benyttet ordningen) - samt mange skoler har mottatt gratis stativer.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Alta 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
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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Further info
- I tillegg til snarveger, vil man oppgradere en sentrumsnær holdeplass, og gjøre denne universell utformet. Det blir lagt vekt på taktile fliser og ledelinjer, samt lyssetting for vinterbruk. Holdeplassen er tenkt å bli et eksempel til etterfølgelse for resten av byutviklingen.

Car-free day Car-free day

Alta carries out a Car-free day 2012 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.