Participating towns and cities

Norway Ålesund (Alesund) , Norway

Website:
www.alesund.kommune.no
Population:
46.000 inhabitants
Department:
Agency for Planning and Building Services
Contact:
Linn Kristine Kvammen
Ålesund kommune
Keiser Wilhelmsgate 11
6002 Ålesund
Postboks 1521
6025 Ålesund Ålesund
(++47) 45880639
Ålesund (Alesund) already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2019 2018 2017 2016 2012

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Ålesund (Alesund) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking.
Construction of new bicycle parking. Walking-competition with the elementary schools.

link : alesund.kommune.no/aktuelt/nyhetsarkiv/10094-europeisk-mobilitetsuke-2019
17 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Construction of new bicycle parking. Walking-competition with the elementary schools.
18 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Construction of new bicycle parking. Walking-competition with the elementary schools. “Travel eco-friendly to the match” in collaboration with the local football-team.
19 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Construction of new bicycle parking. Walking-competition with the elementary schools.
20 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Construction of new bicycle parking. Walking-competition with the elementary schools.
21 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Public event in the city to mark the mobilityweek. Construction of new bicycle parking. Announcement of the winner of the walking-competition with the elementary schools.
22 September
Mobilitycard (use of all public transport in the city all week for 130NOK). El-bicycle-library. New commuter parking. Construction of new bicycle parking. “Travel eco-friendly to the match” in collaboration with the local football-team.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ålesund (Alesund) 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) planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes
Installation of repair-stations for bikes
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
mapping of existing shortcuts for pedestrians, implementation of signs through shortcuts, revitalization of shortcuts under planning
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Free public-transport-card for all new students*
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes planned
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Ålesund (Alesund) 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.