Participating towns and cities

PortugalVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-gaia.pt
Population:
303.430 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Gestão Ambiental

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vila Nova de Gaia organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
- Realização de Workshop, subordinado ao tema "Mobilidade Sustentável";
- Distribuição gratuita, em parceria com a Metro do Porto, S.A., de bilhetes Andante;
- Encerramento ao tráfego motorizado de um troço da Avenida Marginal do Centro Histórico;
- Passeio de bicicleta pela Orla Marítima;
- Realização de um pedipapper sobre o tema da mobilidade.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vila Nova de Gaia 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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
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
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented
Further info
- Requalificação de vinte e três vias;
- Alargamento e requalificação de passeios em vinte ruas;
- Rebaixamento de todos os passeios intervencionados;
- Colocação de passadeiras zebradas;
- Colocação de semáforos sonoros;
- Criação de passagem inferior para peões;
- Pedonalização da área Largo Soares dos Reis;
- Transformação da Antiga Estrada Marginal, junto ao Rio, em zona destinada a peões e velocípedes;
- Preparação de Plano de Acção de Mobilidade Sustentável na Zona Histórica;
- Colocação de novas paragens de transportes públicos;
- Criação de novos espaços de estacionamento.

Car-free day Car-free day

Vila Nova de Gaia 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.