Participating towns and cities

PortugalOliveira do Bairro, Portugal

Website:
Population:
23.028 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Serviços Urbanos e Ambiente
Contact:
Sandra Carla Santos Costa
Município de Oliveira do Bairro
Praça do Município
3770-851 Oliveira do Bairro
(++351) 234732100

Participation 2011

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Oliveira do Bairro organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2011, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Encerramento ao tráfego motorizado na zona central da cidade de Oliveira do Bairro.

Na zona com interdição de trânsito irão decorrer iniciativas com a participação da população, escolas, associações e parcerias com entidades privadas.

As acções a desenvolver durante a SEM serão as seguintes:

1. Sessões de cinema e exposição de livros alusivos à SEM/DESC;
2. Exposição interactiva de veículos movidos a energias alternativas;
3. Provas de competição (corridas de patins, skate, bicicleta, trotinete, etc.);
4. Actividades desportivas variadas (aulas de ginásio, basquete, futebol, etc.);
5. Gabinete de avaliação física (medição da tensão arterial, massa corporal, peso, etc);
6. Passeio ciclo turistico a percorrer todas as freguesias do concelho;
7. Exposição e provas de carrinhos de rolamentos.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Oliveira do Bairro 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)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Oliveira do Bairro 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.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
O trânsito será interrompido no dia 17 de Setembro, na zona central da cidade, nomeadamente nas ruas:
- Av.ª Abilio Pereira Pinto;
- Travessa Av.ª Dr. Abílio Pereira Pinto (parte).