Participating towns and cities

PortugalViseu, Portugal

Website:
Population:
99.274 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Ambiente Obras e Sustentabilidade - Divisão de E
Contact:
Paula Gomes
Praça da Republica 3500-514 Viseu
(++351) 232427427

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Viseu 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights

Car-free day Car-free day

Viseu 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 sem tráfego automóvel com cerca de 55ha integrando todo o centro histórico da cidade bem como os demais importantes espaços comerciais e de serviços dessa zona e espaços urbanos envolventes