Participating towns and cities

PortugalCascais, Portugal

Website:
https://www.cascais.pt/
Population:
206.479 inhabitants
Contact:
RC Geral
Complexo Multiserviços da Câmara Municipal de Cascais
Estrada de Manique nº 1830 – Alcoitão
2645-550 Alcabideche
(++351) 969830106
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Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Cascais organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
17 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
18 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
19 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
20 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
21 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
Webinar on "Yellow Street" in the center of Cascais, with the theme "Best physical activities in a Covid Times", reflecting, and relating, the best bicycle routines to develop during this days.
22 September
7 days / 7 videos - Each day a video release for social network with 7 themes on mobility: New app MobiCascais; Viver Cascais card; free public buses; scooters; bikes; autonomous vehicle; and a synopsis with the presence and some beautiful words of the Vice President of the City Hall.
Citypoints - during all this week, we will have advantages for all the users of Citypoints App.
Celebration of the European Car-Free Day on beautiful "Yellow Street" in the center of Cascais, inviting all the people to live the street and develop soft mobility.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Cascais 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)
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 planned
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 planned
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements planned
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
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) planned
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Testing automated vehicles
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) planned
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 planned
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 planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Cascais carries out a Car-Free Day 2020 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.