Participating towns and cities

Portugal Lisboa (Lisbon) , Portugal

Website:
www.cm-lisboa.pt
Population:
556.797 inhabitants
Department:
Direção Municipal da Mobilidade
Contact:
Ana Raimundo
Rua Alexandre Herculano, 46
1269-054 Lisboa
(++351) 213501321

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lisboa (Lisbon) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
New public transportation for schools;

New model of circulation of public transportation downtown and centre;

New neighbourhood with speed limit (30Km/h);

Cycling tours and events in the city

Health and sport events in the Forest Park of Monsanto;

Presentation of Carpooling project in the city-hall building

Presentation of electric network of supply for electric vehicles

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lisboa (Lisbon) 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)
Extension or creation of new greenways
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials

Car-free day Car-free day

Lisboa (Lisbon) 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:
Lisbon will close part of Coelho da Rocha Street between 15h00m (day 16) until 01h00m (day 17), approximately 100 meters.

Their will be street animation and other activities in this street.