Participating towns and cities

PortugalVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Website:
Population:
303.430 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Gestão Ambiental
Contact:
Fátima Silva
Rua Alvares Cabral
4400-017 Vila Nova de Gaia
(++351) 223742400

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vila Nova de Gaia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- "Cidadómetro" - Espaço itinerante de carácter lúdico-pedagógico com campanhas de sensibilização e educação ambiental a decorrer de 16 a 19 de Setembro, abrangendo cerca de 2.000 alunos do 1º ciclo;
- Colóquio "Qualidade do Ar - Saúde: Um Nexo de Causalidade...", a realizar no dia 18 de Setembro das 9:00h às 18:00h;
- Instalação de "Quiosques de Qualidade do Ar", com rastreios pulmonares, realização de inquéritos sobre a qualidade do ar e mobilidade, de 16 a 22 de Setembro;
- Ecoraid Fotográfico "Descobrir o Litoral", dia 20 de Setembro;
- Desfile de veículos ecológicos, com encerramento ao tráfego de troço da Avenida da República e aula de fitness, dia 21 de Setembro;
- Encerramento da Semana, no dia 22 de Setembro, com actividades lúdico-pedagógicas sobre o tema da SEM, a realizar num complexo desportivo do Concelho.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vila Nova de Gaia 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)
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Vila Nova de Gaia carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 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:
Encerramento de troço da Avenida da República, entre a Ponte D. Luis I e a Praça Eixo Atlântico (cerca de 2.000 metros).