Participating towns and cities

PortugalLousã, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-lousa.pt
Population:
17.606 inhabitants
Department:
Ambiente
Lousã already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2018 2017 2016 2015

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lousã organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Delivering bookmarks in the market
17 September
Delivering bookmarks at the first day of school (5 schools)
Presenting the project Pedala para a Escola (Bike to School day) to parents and educators.
18 September
Promotion at facebook and CML site
19 September
Tha mascot Violeta Stop visits schools to approach to other ways of going to school.
20 September
Presenting the project Pedala para a Escola (Bike to School day) to students from 7th to 12th grade;
Showing the documentary "Bike vs cars" in the assembly school hall;
Opened discussion with the same students and two members of the council as moderators.
21 September
Bike experience: At school, children will experience different bicycles - joallete, buggy bike and focus ebike.
Municipalty transport service - free
22 September
Delivering bookmarks in the event Lousã Outlet;
Photo Point with a bike and showing the public that you can buy in local shoppings going by bike.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lousã 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Bike to school day (annual project that encourages students to go by bike to school every last Friday of each month)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Lousã carries out a Car-free day 2018 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.