Participating towns and cities

PortugalLeiria, Portugal

Population:
128.603 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade e Transportes

Participation 2011

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Leiria 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) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Freight distribution
Create new platforms for freight transfer implemented
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
Encerramento definitivo ao trânsito rodoviário de uma das principais ruas do centro histórico da cidade de Leiria, nomeadamente, a Rua Direita.

Car-free day Car-free day

Leiria carries out a Car-free day 2011 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.