Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

Population:
120.492 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade Urbana (Transportes)
Contact:
Luiz Lima
Largo do Município
4750 Barcelos
(++351) 253809600

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barcelos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Melhoramento de acessibilidades e de infra-estruturas existentes no concelho.
Divulgação da Semana Europeia da Mobilidade.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Barcelos 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Melhoramento de infra-estrutuas de apoio a tranportes colectivos.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 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:
Avenida da Liberdade ( Avenida situada no centro da cidade, com comércio e bastante tráfego automóvel)