Participating towns and cities

PortugalAlmeirim, Portugal

Population:
22.000 inhabitants
Department:
Gabinete de Apoio à Vereação
Almeirim already registered 10x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2023 2022 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2002

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
- Formação à comunidade escolar de acção sobre segurança nas ruas
- Realização de workshops nas escolas sobre a segurança rodoviária

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Almeirim 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
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems 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
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) implemented
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
Reduction of outside parking zones implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering 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
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Existência de um maior nº de bicicletas
Further info
Utilização da bicicleta: - Novas ciclovias; Infra estruturas para estacionamento; Sinalização.
Medidas de acalmia e ordenamento: - bandas sonoras; redução de limite de velocidade. Pedonalização: - melhoria de infra-estruturas (pavimentos,passadeiras); caminhos seguros par as escolas; passadeiras elevadas; lombas. Acessibilidades:- eliminação de barreiras arquitectónicas. Novas formas de utilização de veículos: - utilização colectiva do automóvel. Transportes públicos:- novas linhas ; modernanização da frota; novas áreas reservadas aos tranportes públicos

Car-free day Car-free day

Almeirim 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.