Participating towns and cities

Sweden Östersund (City of Östersund) , Sweden

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

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Östersund (City of Östersund) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
During the Mobility 35-40 activities will be held in Ostersund with 60 partners. The week starts with a photo happening on this year's theme. Other activities that are arranged are a climate seminar, electric car exhibition, learn to ride a bike for young people with an immigrant background, walking tours, openings/inagurations, thanks to bikers, hang on on Rådhusgatan, bike event, Hare & Tortoise, competitions, art exhibitions on the bus and parking area, stick graffiti, awards and much more.

See the full program on our website: www.ostersund.se/trafikantveckan


Under trafikantveckan arrangeras ca 35-40 aktiviteter i Östersund tillsammans med ett 60-tal partners. Veckan startar med en fotohappening på årets tema. Fler aktiviteter som ordnas är ett klimatseminarium, elbilsutställning, lär dig cykla för ungdomar med invandrarbakgrund, stadsvandring, invigningar, tack till cyklister, häng på avstängda Rådhusgatan, cykelevent, Haren & sköldpaddan, tävlingar, konstutställningar på buss och p-plats, stickgraffiti, prisutdelningar, och mycket mera.

Se fullständigt program på vår webbsida: www.ostersund.se/trafikantveckan

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
Extension or creation of new greenways 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
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
Östersund har tilldelats utmärkelsen
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Projekt pågår om samordnad varudistribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
During the week, a new pedestrian and bicycle crossing on Beach Street will be opened/inagurated and the redevelopment of Post Alley with bicycle parking and accessibility measures. Further measures include the construction of bicycle paths and bicycle parking, evaluation of new bike sharing, up-to-date bike-map, signs of waterfront parks, new painted green fast-charging stations and semi-fast chargers, real-time applications, and much more

Under veckan invigs en ny gång- och cykelöverfart på Strandgatan samt ombyggnationen av Postgränd med cykelparkeringar och tillgänglighetsåtgärder. Samt ytterligare åtgärder som omfattar byggnation av cykelstråk och cykelparkeringar, utvärdering av nytt lånecykelsystem, uppdaterad cykelkarta, skyltning av strandparker, nya grönmålade snabbladdstationer och semisnabbladdare, realtidsapp, och mycket mera.

Car-free day Car-free day

Östersund (City of Östersund) 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.