Participating towns and cities

PortugalBragança, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-bragança.pt
Population:
24.000 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de LOgistica e Mobilidade
Contact:
João Paulo Almeida Rodrigues
Forte São João de Deus, 5300-263 Bragança
(++351) 932550350

Participation 2017

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Bragança 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)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders

Car-free day Car-free day

Bragança 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:
Rua 5 de Outubro, Rua da Republica, Praça da Sé, Rua Alm. Reis, Rua Abílio Beça junto á Igreja da Misericórdia