Participating towns and cities

PortugalCastelo Branco, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-castelobranco.pt
Population:
52.272 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Ambiente, Alterações Climáticas e Qualidade de Vida
Contact:
Ruben Roque
Praça do Município
6000-458 Castelo Branco
(++351) 272330330
Castelo Branco already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2011

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Castelo Branco organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

22 September
Encerramento da zona histórica com utilização exclusiva a residentes.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Castelo Branco 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Castelo Branco carries out a Car-free day 2020 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.