Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

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

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barcelos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Rastreio à capacidade pulmonar em colaboração com o centro de sáude de Barcelos; visita guiada aos principais monumentos do centro histórico de Barcelos; Street Baskett com cadeira de rodas no centro da cidade; Passeio de coches durante 5 dias; Exposição de veículos hibridos; Passeio de Bicicleta no dia 20 de Setembro.

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
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Further info
Distribuição de 5 novos lugares de estacionamentos para bicicletas na cidade de Barcelos; rebaixamento de passadeiras; aumento do nº de estacionamentos para pessoas com mobilidade reduzida.

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos carries out a Car-free day 2008 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.