Participating towns and cities

FinlandVaasan kaupunki, Finland

Website:
https://www.vaasa.fi/
Population:
67.000 inhabitants
Department:
Kuntatekniikka
Contact:
Leila Jaana Pauliina Roininen
Rantamaantie 5
65350 Vaasan kaupunki
(++358) 0400959179
Vaasan kaupunki already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2006 2004 2002

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vaasan kaupunki organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
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Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vaasan kaupunki 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Further info
samuli.huusko@vaasa.fi

Car-free day Car-free day

Vaasan kaupunki carries out a Car-Free Day 2023 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.