Participating towns and cities

NorwayStavanger, Norway

Website:
www.stavanger.kommune.no
Population:
132.000 inhabitants
Department:
Bymiljø og utbygging - Miljø og renovasjon

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Stavanger organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Kids walking to school (competition between two schools)
Environmental friendly transport and health (Stavanger university hospital)
Gausel train station (bicycle and ride, park and ride, feeder bus)
New buildings, facilities for bicycles and cyclists (Aker, Jåttå)

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Stavanger 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
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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Further info
A roundabout where pedestrians, bikes and buses are prioritised over cars has been rebuild.

Car-free day Car-free day

Stavanger carries out a Car-free day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.