Participating towns and cities

SwitzerlandBasel, Switzerland

Website:
basel-unterwegs.ch/mowo
Population:
200.000 inhabitants
Department:
Amt für Mobilität

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Basel organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Basel 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Introducing cargo bikes implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Basel carries out a Car-free day 2019 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.