Participating towns and cities

Portugal Ovar (Ovar Municipality) , Portugal

Website:
Population:
55.398 inhabitants
Department:
Environment Division
Contact:
Salvador Malheiro
Câmara Municipal de Ovar
Praça da República, 3880-141 Ovar
(++351) 808204679
Ovar (Ovar Municipality) already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2016 2014 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2014

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ovar (Ovar Municipality) 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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Criaçao de zonas 30 km/h
Accessibilities
Criaçao de rotunda na Av. Sá Carneiro.
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Ovar (Ovar Municipality) carries out a Car-Free Day 2014 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:
Zona com serviços municipais. Zona de comércio. Zona de habitação.