Participating towns and cities

PortugalViseu, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-viseu.pt
Population:
99.274 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Ambiente Obras e Sustentabilidade - Divisão de E
Contact:
Paula Gomes
Praça da Republica 3500-514 Viseu
(++351) 232427427

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Acções de sensibilização de rua, junto da população para o tema em questão, entre os quais um passeio de cicloturismo, visita guiada de escolas a museus, e centros de interpretação ambiental, relacionados com o tema em questão.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Viseu 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)
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
Existência de uma linha azul no centro da cidade, com mini autocarros eléctricos sem paragens fixas.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
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
Implementação de postos de abastecimento para veículos eléctricos
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Viseu 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:
Condicionamento do trânsito automóvel no Centro Histórico, aos fins-de-semana; com a alternativa de um transporte público não poluente.