Participating towns and cities

PortugalCoimbra, Portugal

Population:
143.396 inhabitants
Department:
Espaço Público, Mobilidade e Trânsito
Contact:
Luís Santos Costa
Praça 8 de maio
3000-300 Coimbra
(++351) 239857500

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Coimbra implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers

Car-free day Car-free day

Coimbra carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 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:
Zona muito central da cidade de Coimbra, com bastante visibilidade. Habitação, Comércio e Serviços.