Participating towns and cities

Portugal Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) , Portugal

Population:
24.952 inhabitants
Contact:
centroambiental@cm-mealhada.pt
Largo Do Município
3054-001 Mealhada
(++351) 231 200 980
Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) already registered 17x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Encerramento de uma fração de uma das prinicipais ruas comerciais do centro da cidade de Mealhada, na antecipação daquilo que se pretende que seja uma medida permanente num futuro próximo.
Dinamização do espaço encerrado ao tráfego motorizado em colaboração com os estabelecimentos afetos.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) 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:
Fração da Rua Dr. José Cerveira Lebre, entre os CTT e a Biblioteca Municipal, na Mealhada, com cerca de 130m.