Participating towns and cities

PortugalFaro, Portugal

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Population:
583.051 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal De Faro

Participation 2012

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Faro 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
Sinalização
Pedestrianisation
semi pedonalização (trânsito condicionado)
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
redução de limites de velocidade
Accessibilities
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Faro carries out a Car-free day 2012 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.