Participating towns and cities

PortugalSão João da Madeira, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-sjm.pt
Population:
21.102 inhabitants
Department:
Planeamento, Ordenamento e Ambiente

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

São João da Madeira organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

São João da Madeira 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.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
modernização da frota
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

São João da Madeira 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.