Participating towns and cities

PortugalGuimarães, Portugal

Population:
156.849 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Ambiente e Sustentabilidade - Divisão de Mobilidade
Contact:
Gabinete de Mobilidade
Largo Cónego José Maria Gomes
4804-534 Guimarães
(++351) 253 421 200
Guimarães already registered 12x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Guimarães organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Sábado 16

18h00
A Penha é Nossa - Raising-awareness for the use of soft modes of transport and pedestrian routes.

17h00 - 02h00
Sunset Praça - Sunset in the City Center

Domingo 17
10h30 - 13h00
Dia Sem Carros - Car-Free Day

- TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO GRATUITO - LINHA DA CIDADE
- Free Public Transport

- PARQUES DE ESTACIONAMENTO
GRATUITOS (VITRUS)
- Free Car Parking

10h30
Caminhada Solidária APCG
- Walking for Solidarity

16h00
Cycle Chic - Raising-Awareness for the use of bicycle

16h00
Educabicla - Raising-Awareness for the use of bicycle - Learn about how to ride a bicycle and in security (learn the traffic rules)

Segunda 18
Parking Day

Ação de Sensibilização pelas Escolas do Concelho
Raising-Awareness action about mobility (Guimarães' schools)

21H00
Guimarães Corre Corre
Raising-Awareness about the importance of doing physical exercise - Running in the Urban Center

Terça 19
10h45
Hora do Conto
“A prenda com rodas” de António Mota
Story Time in the Library

Quarta 20
Guimarães à Boleia
Lançamento da plataforma WEB
guimaraes.boleia.net
Guimarães' car sharing platform

21h30
Café com Ambiente
“A partilhar, chegamos mais longe”
Informal Meeting about Mobility (public transport, bicycle, car sharing and the importance of physical

Sexta 22
10h45 E 15H00
Hora do Conto
“O Senho Tráfego” de Maria Dolores Perez – Lucas
Story Time in the Library

21h00
Movidos pelo Futuro
Salão de veículos elétricos e inteligentes no Multiusos de Guimarães
Exposition of electric and intelligent vehicles in Guimarães

21h00
Guimarães à Noite
Passeio de Bicicleta e Demonstração de Bicicletas Elétricas
Raising-Awareness for the use of bicycle - Exposition of Electric Bicycle

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Guimarães 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)
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Further info
Lançamento da plataforma WEB "Guimarães à Boleira", que vai possibilitar que todos os utilizadores percebam como podem rentabilizar as boleias em termos sociais, económicos e ambientais. Os munícipes terão acesso ao perfil da pessoa a quem podem pedir/dar boleia, aos trajetos possíveis e qual a poupança gerada à conta desta partilha de automóvel, bem como o impacto ambiental deste sistema de carpooling.

Car-free day Car-free day

Guimarães carries out a Car-Free Day 2017 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:
Entre as 10h30 e as 13h00 no Largo do Toural e Alameda S. Dâmaso o trânsito será encerrado.
Em contrapartida, a Linha da Cidade dos Transportes Urbanos de Guimarães será gratuita, bem como o estacionamento nos cinco parques públicos da Cidade.

Between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in Largo do Toural and Alameda S. Dâmaso the traffic will be closed.

Guimarães Urban Transport City Line will be free, as well as car parking in public parks of the City.