Umeå, SE Kollvision campaign encourages community collaboration for safe and sustainable commutes
The Kollvision campaign is part of Umeå's participation in 2022 European Mobility Week. A one-minute campaign video promotes responsible pedestrian, bike, and vehicle behavior. Residents find daily hints for a weeklong scavenger hunt on the city's social media accounts. These hints encourage active travel and provide opportunities for free transit passes. The city worked with road safety organization NTF on bike safety kit giveaways at public events.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE adopts Nudgd's Smart Travel Habits service for more sustainable employee behaviors
Umeå's participation in a regional sustainable travel project led to its partnership with Nudgd. Municipal employees use the service's Resvana app to plan their commutes and work trips. The app's customized nudges - or subtle behavioral suggestions - encourage participants toward low-emissions transit options. Time-based recommendations encourage users to swap cars for bikes or public transit. Quizzes and other engagement methods reinforce sustainable habits over time.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE heads Fossil-Free Flight partnership for the development of regional electric aviation
Project partners including airport operator Swedavia and BioFuel Region are working with Umeå on a sustainable aviation roadmap. Fossil-Free Flight will produce a plan for completing the Umeå-to-Östersund flight route with electric airplanes. The one-year project evaluates how to create reliable networks from sustainable energy sources to airports in northern Sweden. This project also determines the necessary airport infrastructure and market conditions for regular electric flights.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE develops shareable community resources with Sharing City Umeå pilots
Umeå created the U-bike e-cargo bike service so that residents could move up to 75 kilograms without cars or vans. The Fritidsbanken offers free rentals of sports and recreation equipment for two weeks at a time. Municipal officials worked with Umeå University on a sharing pavilion that enables outdoor work and collaboration. The four-year initiative gathered feedback and data through these pilots to shape shearable resources in the future.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE is using the ClimateOS platform as its primary climate planning tool for carbon neutrality
The City of Umeå is using the ClimateOS platform as its primary climate planning tool. ClimateView's interactive tool allows the city to visualize climate impact and test potential solutions to reduce local carbon emissions. The technology improves carbon literacy and transparency citywide by helping stakeholders understand the city's action plan and make direct contributions. The city is using the ClimateOS platform to obtain the goal of climate neutrality by 2030 faster and more efficiently.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE completes aerial photography project for city modeling and public interest
Aerial imagery of the entire city was gathered during the summer of 2019. The airplane's camera was programmed to capture key locations from multiple angles to enable 3D modeling. Developers and city planners use the model when evaluating future projects. Umeå residents can also see their homes and favorite locations from above by searching 10,000 images on the Opendata Umeå platform.
Umeå, SE
Sweden
Umeå, SE coordinates with local restaurants and kitchens through sustainable development group
The council-run Restaurangnätverk för hållbar utveckling - or Restaurant Network for Sustainable Development - holds annual training on eco-friendly food industry practices. Participants receive one-on-one assessments of how they can improve food quality while reducing food waste and delivery emissions. The group published a cookbook titled Mat & Klimat - or Food & Climate - in 2019 with recipes and eco-friendly tips from local chefs.
Umeå, SE
Sweden