Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-barcelos.pt
Population:
116.752 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade Urbana (Transportes)

Participation 2007

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

All week
Com esta nova adesão à Semana Europeia da Mobilidade, o Municipio de Barcelos pretende incutir na população uma maior consciencialização para as questões da mobilidade sustentável.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Barcelos 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 facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Further info
1. Implementação de novas estruturas de estacionamento para bicicletas em deiversos pontos da cidade.
2. Criação de rampas de acesso, para pessoas de mobilidade reduzida.

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos 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.