Participating towns and cities

PortugalGuimarães, Portugal

Population:
156.849 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Ambiente e Sustentabilidade - Divisão de Mobilidade

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Guimarães organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1 set of conferences with special guests/specialists from Bristol (England) and Pontevedra (Galicia/Spain) regarding the main theme; culture and sport events, cycling meetings, electric vehicles exhibition, photo and film contest, “bus theatre” presentation, urban parties, cycling by night event, etc.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Guimarães 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
Workshops and activities regardingt the smart use of bycicles
Pedestrianisation
encouraging walking as smart and healthy means of transport
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Further info
Recently, we present Guimarães candidacy to European Green Capital - We hope that this application will improve the outlook and actions for a better city and territory

Car-free day Car-free day

Guimarães carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.