Participating towns and cities

PortugalÉvora, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-evora.pt
Population:
56.000 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Ambiente Higiene e Mobilidade
Contact:
Manuel Cordeiro
Praça do Sertório
7004-506 Évora
(++351) 266777000

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Évora organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Évora implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
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
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Évora carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Zona central pertencente ao Centro Histórico de Évora: Rua D. Isabel, Largo Alexandre Herculano, Rua Vasco da Gama, Largo do MArques de Marialva, Largo da Porta de Moura, Rua da Serra da Tourega, Rua de Machede, Rua Mendo Estevens, Largo da Misericórdia, Rua de Valdevinos, Rua Diogo Cão.