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 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barcelos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Exposição; Atividades Culturais e atividades desportivas

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)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos carries out a Car-Free Day 2016 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 (500m)
Frente Fluvial Nascente (7,3 ha)