Participating towns and cities

PortugalSão João da Madeira, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-sjm.pt
Population:
21.102 inhabitants
Department:
Planeamento, Ordenamento e Ambiente
Contact:
Raquel Chumbinho
Av. da Liberdade
3700-956 S. João da Madeira São João da Madeira
(++351) 256 200 200

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

São João da Madeira organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Transportes públicos gratuitos, distribuição de folhetos de sensibilização sobre condução mais ecológica, realização de percursos pedonais, apresentação pública do projecto "Ciclovias", palestras sobre alterações climáticas, passeio de BTT e acção de formação sobre condução económica dirigida para os condutores de transporte individual e público de passageiros.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

São João da Madeira 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Infra-estruturas para estacionamento
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all
Analisar a qualidade do serviço
Traffic calming and access control scheme
criação de intermodalidade entre centro coordenador de transportes e estação de comboios
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Freight distribution
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Mobility management
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas

Car-free day Car-free day

São João da Madeira 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:
Dimensão da ZSTA= 2200 m, zona central da cidade
População residente = 3700
Número de lojas= 300