Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-barcelos.pt
Population:
116.752 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade Urbana (Transportes)
Contact:
Luiz Lima
Largo do Município
4750 Barcelos
(++351) 253809600

Participation 2025

Find more information about Barcelos here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

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

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Passeio para Todos
Passeio de bicicleta envolvendo as associações de ciclismo do concelho e o publico em geral e com percurso pelas principais artérias da cidade e pela ciclovia.

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 network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc) promotion
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems promotion
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) promotion
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes promotion
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways promotion
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport promotion
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes promotion
The development of accessible transport services for all promotion
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 implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking promotion
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme promotion
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements promotion
Create wheelchair ramps promotion
Lowering of pavements promotion
Enlargement of pavements promotion
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights planned
Removal of architectonic barriers promotion
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility promotion
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes planned
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) promotion
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles promotion
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution promotion
Use of clean vehicles planned
Create new platforms for freight transfer planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns promotion
Elaboration of educational materials promotion
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders promotion
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres promotion
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas planned
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places promotion
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas planned

Car-free day Car-free day

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

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Corte de Trânsito nas Avenidas mais centrais da Cidade de Barcelos
Find more information about Barcelos here.