Participating towns and cities

PortugalLousã, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-lousa.pt
Population:
17.606 inhabitants
Department:
Ambiente
Contact:
João Santos
Rua Dr. João Santos, 3200-236 Lousã
(++351) 918389616
Lousã already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2018 2017 2016 2015

Participation 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Organizing a week of activities at public and private schools, according to the main theme "sustainable mobility". From the 20th to the 24th september it will be held the following activities:

Awareness-raising actions at public schools - "Doctor Bike" - Students will take their bycicles to school and with the help of a Mechanic, they will have the chance to inflate or repair bike tires. This action intends to promote soft mobility transport means;

Violeta Stop - Lousã's traffic mascot - will take a lift in the public transport (URBLOUSÃ) and will be at the bus stop waiting for the school bus like other kids. She will take a ride to School nr1;

Launching ceremony of the national contest "Bike to school day" - Every last friday of the month, highschool students will be invited to enroll a team (3 to 6 members) and ride to school by bike, take a selfie and send it by e-mail. The team more regular will win summer vouchers. The winner team will be announced my mid-june;

GNR (municipal police) will be invited to patrol the school areas by horse;

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lousã 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
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)
The development of accessible transport services for all
Accessibilities
Launch of accessibility plans
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Elaboration of educational materials
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers

Car-free day Car-free day

Lousã 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:
Carrying out a car-free day event by closing the roads around Praceta Sá Carneiro. The activities held on this day will be:

Free cycling class for grandparents and grandsons;

Exhibition: "Bring your grandparent's bike - An exhibition of old bycicles to prove how was mobility in the past;

Promoting test-drives through an electric vehicle brand;

Launching ceremony of the municipal mobility project "domingando em bicicleta" (Sunday morning bike ride). One Sunday per month, the city hall (through social networks) will release a map with a bike track. People can enroll themselves or an informal team, just for fun and leisure. Promoting health, sustainable mobility and leisure moments;

Contest: "Gincana pai e filho". It is a competition with obstacles by bike, between father/mother and son/daughter.