Participating towns and cities

IcelandSveitarfélagið Árborg, Iceland

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Population:
7.904 inhabitants
Contact:
Katrín Georgsdóttir
Austurvegur 2
800 Selfoss Sveitarfélagið Árborg
(++354) 4801900
Sveitarfélagið Árborg already registered 1x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2009

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Sveitarfélagið Árborg organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
We are making avernes of biking and the bus.
We have a promotion day for environmently frendly cars
The schools are having a transport tehme day.
we have a free bus in the municipality

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Sveitarfélagið Árborg 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
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials

Car-free day Car-free day

Sveitarfélagið Árborg carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.