Participating towns and cities

PortugalLourinhã, Portugal

Population:
8.797 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal da Lourinhã
Contact:
João José da Silva Serra
Praça José Máximo da Costa
2530-850 Lourinhã
(++351) 261 410 131

Participation 2008

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lourinhã 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
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)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places

Car-free day Car-free day

Lourinhã 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:
Na zona sem tráfego automóvel fazem parte as Ruas Miguel Bombarda, Heliodro Salgado, João Luís de Moura entre outras, quanto as praças serão, Praça José Máximo da Costa e Praça Marques de Pombal.