Participating towns and cities

PortugalÉvora, Portugal

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Population:
56.000 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Ambiente Higiene e Mobilidade

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Évora organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Évora 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
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
Criação de uma nova zona de trânsito condicionado - Zona Central do Centro Histórico, Sistema de controlo de velocidade numa passadeira de Peões na Av. de Lisboa, Implementação de um sistema de semaforização com controlo de velocidade no Cruzamento da Estrada da Chainha com a Av. Prof. Fernando Pessoa, Execução de passeio e passadeira elevada junto a um estabelecimento de ensino, Implementação do programa "Mãos Dadas" no mesmo estabelecimento de ensino, Transformação em zona pedonal de um troço junto à Escola EB23 Conde Vilalva, Criação de sentido único na Rua Dr. Domingos Rosado - junto à Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira, Projecto Escola-Casa-Escola em segurança.

Car-free day Car-free day

Évora carries out a Car-free day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.