Participating towns and cities

PortugalValença, Portugal

Website:
https://cm-valenca.pt//
Population:
13.623 inhabitants
Department:
Planeamento e SIG
Contact:
Diana Exposto
Praça da República
4930-702 Valença
(++351) 251802500
Valença already registered 2x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2024 2023

Participation 2024

Find more information about Valença here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

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Espaço Público Partilhado em Valença
No dia 18 de setembro, pretende-se a apresentação do estudo “Mobilidade urbana sustentável transfronteiriça Eurocidade Tui.Valença”, uma atividade no âmbito do projeto RED_GOV_MINHO, financiado pelo Interreg VI-A 2021-2027 Espanha-Portugal. No dia 22 de setembro, pretende-se uma iniciativa com a população local, para promoção de um percurso pedestre entre a cidade portuguesa Valença e a cidade espanhola de Tui (Galiza).
E Fecho da Ponte Internacional Centenária. O Percurso pedestre é de fácil distância e acessível à população no geral

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Valença implements, planned or promotes 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) promotion
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems promotion
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes promotion
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) promotion
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools promotion
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Valença carries out a Car-free day and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

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Fecho da Ponte Internacional Centenária entre Valença e Tui
Find more information about Valença here.