Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

Population:
120.492 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade Urbana (Transportes)
Contact:
Luiz Lima
Largo do Município
4750 Barcelos
(++351) 253809600

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barcelos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Caminhada pelo centro da cidade, inserida nos "Caminhos de Santiago"
Exposição sobre "Caminhos de Santiago"
Mostra de acessibilidades.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Barcelos 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Novos abrigos de passageiros e novas paragens para TP
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Bandas sonoras
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Elaboração de Plano de Acção para eliminação de barreiras arquitectónicas (projeto RAMPA)
Mobility management
Elaboração de Estudo Integrado de Mobilidade, no âmbito do Projeto da Associação de Municípios de Fins Específicos do Quadrilátero.

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos 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:
Avenida da Liberdade (Zona comercial com aproximadamente 500 m, cerca de 100 lojas comerciais e 200 habitantes.)