Participating towns and cities

United KingdomInverness, United Kingdom

Population:
60.000 inhabitants
Department:
Chief Executive's Service
Contact:
Stephen Carr
Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road
IV3 5NX Inverness
(++44) 1463702543
Inverness already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2013 2009 2008 2007

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Inverness implements 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Free newspapers on bus and trains, free coffee on trains.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
Park and Stride zones
Accessibilities
Raising awareness, raising funds for mobility sports bike
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Raising awareness of possibilities

Car-free day Car-free day

Inverness carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Length of road beside River in city centre.