Participating towns and cities

Sweden Östersund (City of Östersund) , Sweden

Website:
www.ostersund.se
Population:
64.825 inhabitants
Department:
Grön Trafik

Participation 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Östersund (City of Östersund) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
A lot of the activities focus on cycling, commuting, electric vehicles which limit air pollution.
Distribution of the new bike map
Test drive an electric car
Lend a electric bike
Lend a electric car
Carpooling night
Bicycle exhibition
Electric car exhibition
Bussfight

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Östersund (City of Östersund) 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
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Study of coordinated transport of goods
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers implemented
Further info
New cycle counting system (radar), expansion of biogasstation, new bike-sharing system, new bicycleprogram, new electric moped Z-Bee to the municipality organisation, new electric cars to the municipality organisation, traffic safety improvements measures at intersections, new bike lanes, new bikes to the municipality organisation, set aside parking for bikes in the municipality parking garage, new and better bicycle parking stations, travel comparator tool extended with bus, electric car guide

Car-free day Car-free day

Östersund (City of Östersund) carries out a Car-free day 2013 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.