Participating towns and cities

Norway Bergen (City of Bergen) , Norway

Website:
www.bergen.kommune.no
Population:
280.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of urban development
Contact:
Einar Grieg
P.O.Box 7700
5020 Bergen Bergen
(++47) 90072543

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Bergen (City of Bergen) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Activities in Bergen and in the neighboring municipalities on different days of the week, collaboration via Miljløftet.
16 September
Car-free day in the center of Bergen. Several streets are closed to car traffic. Activity for the whole family. Free bicycle workshop. Bicycle show. Concerts. Collaboration with the exercise run Citymilen and the sports team Viking.
20 September
Collective da / PT day . Professional seminar organized by Skyss at Kulturhuset in Vaskerelven. Morning distribution / reward for those who travel by public transport
21 September
Cycling day. Screening of the film "Why we cycle" in the canteen at Autogården. Distribution / reward for those who cycle in the world's longest cycle tunnel.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bergen (City of Bergen) 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
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
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
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
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Launch of accessibility plans planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Bergen (City of Bergen) carries out a Car-free day 2023 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.