Participating towns and cities

PortugalÉvora, Portugal

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Population:
56.000 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Ambiente Higiene e Mobilidade
Contact:
Manuel Cordeiro
Praça do Sertório
7004-506 Évora
(++351) 266777000

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
One. Tracing the respiratory capacity.
2nd. Radio Debate on the central theme
3rd. Fiscal Initiative for 1 day - Action to raise awareness of good practice parking and civic behavior, where some students will be asked to wear the role of fiscal.
4th. Steps Initiative Insurance - Awards Ceremony of the final works of students in the completion of work throughout the school year, running man logo on the Square Sertório attended Mascot program dressed rider.
5th. Placement scores at various points of the city, pointing out that the city of Évora's "friend" of bicycles and / or other messages associated with the soft modes.
6th. Exhibition entitled "Mobility in Evora," the partnership with the Photographic Archives of the City of Evora.
7th. Promoting one day under the theme "Riding to Work."

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Évora 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 facilities (parking, locks etc)

Car-free day Car-free day

Évora 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:
Zone Without Transit Car: Rua D. Isabel, Largo Alexandre Herculano, Rua Vasco da Gama, Largo Marquês de Marialva, Largo Conde de Vila Flor, Rua Francisco Soares Lusitano and Patio do Salema, the movement will only be allowed to public transport, emergency vehicles and clean vehicles.
This is a central area of the city, with plenty of traditional commerce and services.