Participating towns and cities

PortugalOliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

Population:
70.000 inhabitants
Contact:
Câmara Municipal Oliveira de Azeméis
Largo da República
3720 Oliveira de Azeméis
(++351) 918409499

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Oliveira de Azeméis organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Adjudicação do circuito urbano a uma empresa de forma a desincentivar o uso do automóvel;
- Acções de melhoria na zona pedonal
- Divulgação do parque de estacionamento existente como forma de se evitar o estacionamento próximo da zona pedonal;
- Colocação de estacionamentos para bicicletas.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Oliveira de Azeméis 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 facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Divulgação do parque de estacionamento existente na proximidade da zona pedonal de forma a reduzir o tráfego automóvel no centro da cidade.
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Oliveira de Azeméis 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:
Vão ser fechadas ao trânsito as ruas mais próximas à zona pedonal, nomeadamente:
- Av. António José de Almeida;
- Rua do Emigrante;
- Rua Dr. Manuel Arriaga;
- Rua João Matos de Carvalho.