Participating towns and cities

PortugalVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-gaia.pt
Population:
303.430 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Gestão Ambiental
Contact:
Fátima Silva
Rua Alvares Cabral
4400-017 Vila Nova de Gaia
(++351) 223742400

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vila Nova de Gaia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
de Vila Nova de Gaia, com o seguinte programa:
Dia 16 Passeio de Bicicleta Noturno 8ª. Edição
Dias 16 a 22 Ação com o envolvimento de artistas de arte urbana e a população com diversas vertentes: intervenção artística nas fachadas da estação de General Torres, debates sobre a relação entre a mobilidade sustentável, a qualidade de vida da população e o papel do espaço público na adoção de hábitos mais sustentáveis. Pois a utilização de meios de transporte públicos no quotidiano leva a melhorias na saúde individual, à diminuição da poluição do ar e dos níveis de ruído dentro das cidades, trazendo por conseguinte, vantagens para toda a população em termos de saúde e poupanças económicas nos gastos com esta, tornando ainda, a cidade mais atrativa e competitiva.
Este programa poderá ser complementado com a dinamização da área envolvente à Estação de General Torres com a participação de associações culturais e artísticas do Concelho.
Dia 22 Dia Europeu Sem Carros

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vila Nova de Gaia 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
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
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
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
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
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
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
Create systems for buses and walking trains
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

Vila Nova de Gaia 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:
Encerramento ao trânsito: Rua General Torres, entre a Rua Daniel Serrão e Luís de Camões
Atividades ao ar livre concentradas na Praceta Salvador Caetano