Participating towns and cities

PortugalFaro, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-faro.pt
Population:
583.051 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal De Faro
Contact:
Marisa Marques
Lgo. de S. Francisco, nº 39, 8000-142 Faro
(++351) 289 870 884

Participation 2011

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Faro 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)
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
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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Colocação de lombas
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers

Car-free day Car-free day

Faro carries out a Car-Free Day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.