Participating towns and cities

PortugalCoimbra, Portugal

Population:
143.396 inhabitants
Department:
Espaço Público, Mobilidade e Trânsito

Participation 2010

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Coimbra 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.

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Further info
No decurso deste ano foram executadas passadeiras, passadeiras com semaforização, bandas sonoras, zonas para residentes, pavimentos tactéis e eliminação de algumas barreiras arquitectónicas.

Car-free day Car-free day

Coimbra carries out a Car-free day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.