Participating towns and cities

PortugalVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-gaia.pt
Population:
303.430 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Gestão Ambiental
Contact:
Fátima Silva
Rua Alvares Cabral
4400-017 Vila Nova de Gaia
(++351) 223742400

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vila Nova de Gaia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Dia 15 - II Caminhada Solidária “Caminhar Por Uma Causa”

Ciclo de debates

Dia 17 - Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Vila Nova de Gaia
"Segurança Rodoviária e seus Impactos na Sociedade"

Dia 20 - Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde do Porto

"Impacto das Energias Convencionais na Saúde Pública"

Dia 21 - Escola Superior de Educação - Instituto Piaget

"Políticas de Sustentabilidade Ambiental nas Organizações Educativas"

Dia 25 - Instituto Superior Politécnico de Gaia

"Energias Sustentáveis para Todos"

Dia 19 - Passeio de Bicicleta Noturno 4ª. Edição

Dia 17 a 25 - Escolas do Município

"Atividades de Sensibilização Ambiental"

"Pedipaper - Avançando na Direção Certa”

Dia 22 - Dia Europeu Sem Carros - Encerramento ao trânsito:
Avenida da Liberdade S. Félix da Marinha
Atividades ao Ar Livre

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vila Nova de Gaia 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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Use of clean vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
Create systems for buses and walking trains
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Vila Nova de Gaia carries out a Car-Free Day 2012 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:
A Avenida da Liberdade – S. Félix da Marinha área integrada na Orla Marítima caracteriza-se por uma forte componente de lazer, com elevado índice de procura no período de fim de semana para a realização de atividade física ao ar livre (caminhadas, passeios de bicicleta entre outros). Assim, a escolha deste local tem por objetivo sensibilizar a população para a necessidade de alargar a escolha de transportes alternativos para o seu quotidiano.