Participating towns and cities

IcelandHafnarfjörður, Iceland

Website:
hafnarfjordur.is
Population:
320.000 inhabitants
Department:
Umhverfis- og skipulagsþjónusta
Hafnarfjörður already registered 12x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011 2010 2008 2006 2004 2003

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Hafnarfjörður organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Get citiziens attention by "greening" some parking areas downtown. The areas are grassed and decorated by outside furniture, flowers and flags. If the wheather is good we get some books from the libary and put them on the benches. So its possible to sit down and read some books on the green parking areas. This raises curiosity and people ask questions what we are doing. The point is - we are trying to show what 2 parking areas can make nice spaces in cities. By that we get positive feedback to do the city more friendly to walking and bicycle people instead to use the car.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Hafnarfjörður 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
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
Create park and ride stations 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
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
Further info
Every year we are adding some new bicycling and walking paths around the city. Reform all connections to other municipality so bicyling is viable option as infrastructure provision.

Car-free day Car-free day

Hafnarfjörður carries out a Car-free day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.