Participating towns and cities

Portugal Águeda (Agueda) , Portugal

Website:
https://www.cm-agueda.pt/pages/1
Population:
46.131 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Sustentabilidade, Turismo e Ação Climática

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Águeda (Agueda) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- 14º. CERCIAG em MOVIMENTO - CERCIAG on move - mobility associated activities;
- Free transfer to Aguada de Cima festivities, from local train station, facilitating the choice of multimodal and public transportation;
- "3º Edição da Corrida e Caminhada Solidária +";
- Activities for the promotion of the smooth mobility: MTB and karts;
- Promotion of beÁgueda, municipal project that promotes the free utilization of electric bicycles;
- Hybrid and electric motioned vehicles exhibition;
- Closing of streets to traffic: Luís de Camões St., Vasco da Gama St., José Maria Veloso St., Jornal Soberania do Povo St.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Águeda (Agueda) 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways 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
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Águeda (Agueda) carries out a Car-free day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.