Participating towns and cities

PortugalFaro, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-faro.pt
Population:
583.051 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal De Faro

Participation 2019

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Faro organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2019, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Conferência de Abertura e Apresentação da SEM
- Assinatura do protocolo
- Início do Projeto “Ciclismo vai às escolas”
- Inauguração das 20 novas localizações de estacionamento bicicletas
- Apresentação do Programa
Início Pintura de Mural de Arte Urbana (subordinado ao tema)
17 September
Apresentação de livro – Paula Teles
Ação de Sensibilização Interior – circuito de condução
18 September
Ação de Sensibilização Interior – circuito de condução
CAMINHADA SOLIDÁRIA – 2 percursos (maior e menor)
19 September
Warm – Up Portugal Mobi Summit: Road Safety
20 September
Apresentação Pintura de Mural de Arte urbana (subordinado ao tema)
Ação de Sensibilização Interior – circuito de condução
21 September
Feira de Ativações (subordinada ao tema da sustentabilidade)
Tertúlia “Mobilidade contemporânea: os desafios da alta competição”
Disponibilização gratuita das trotinetes eléctricas VOI e CIRC
Safety Academy pela CIRC
Workshop Mecânica de Bibicletas
Peddy Paper c/ alunos 1º ciclo (subordinado ao tema)
Circuito Autocarro Elétrico Próximo
22 September
Feira de Ativações (subordinada ao tema da sustentabilidade)
Tertúlia “A cidade vista a pé”
Disponibilização gratuita das trotinetes eléctricas VOI e CIRC
Safety Academy pela CIRC
BYKING MAN
Ciclo-passeio solidário
Circuito Autocarro Elétrico Próximo

Deslocação conjunta ao pôr-do-sol
Cinema ao Livre

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
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc) implemented
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Create park and ride stations planned
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps planned
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
Launch of accessibility plans planned
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 planned
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres planned
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas implemented
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Faro carries out a Car-free day 2019 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.