Around 100,000 people enjoy the action ’Zurich Multimobil’ in the car-free city. Numerous events and attractions give a comprehensive view of problems and opportunities for mobility.
Already today, the citizens of Zurich are multi-mobile. For nearly three quarters the public transport is the most popular way of locomotion. The bike lies with 8 per cent on the third place behind the car. Two of five households in our city do not have a car - a peak in Switzerland. In contrast to most cities in the world, in Zurich the number of registered cars decreases continuously.
The action days ’Zurich Multimobil’ are showing opportunities and problems on the urban mobility. They are a part of the Legislature main point ‘Sustainable City of Zurich - on the way to 2000-watt society’.
The Actions relative to the theme and main activities for 2009 are:
- 22.9 - 26.9: Public transport orienteering competition
- 22.9. - media conference with city council Neukomm
- 22.9 - Speech and discussion: Zurich 2050 mobility scenarios
- 23.9 - Speech and discussion: public transport at the growing edges of the town with city council Türler
- 24.9 - public inspection of air quality measure stations
- 25.9 - ETH Night of science with mobility relevant research insights
- 26.9 - city by foot: experience the 2000 watts society - energy efficient mobility combined with energy efficient construction and renovation
- 27.9 - Zurich multimobil 2009: Event (about 100’000 visitors) - making ecological and city conform mobility a subject of dicsussion. Several subevents, among them for example test tracks for e-bikes and e-mobiles.
Zone restricted to the private car: major parts of the old village (about 1sqkm).
Contact:
Cordelia Oppliger
City of Zurich
Umwelt und Gesundheitsschutz
Tel.:+41 44 412 46 69
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