Participating towns and cities

Portugal Lisboa (Lisbon) , Portugal

Website:
www.lisboa.pt
Population:
507.220 inhabitants
Department:
Direção Municipal da Mobilidade

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Lisboa (Lisbon) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
New public transportation for schools;

New model of circulation of public transportation downtown and centre;

New neighbourhood with speed limit (30Km/h);

Cycling tours and events in the city

Health and sport events in the Forest Park of Monsanto;

Presentation of Carpooling project in the city-hall building

Presentation of electric network of supply for electric vehicles

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Lisboa (Lisbon) 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 implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
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 implemented
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
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
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 implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Further info
New public transportation for schools;

Presentation of 2 new bike paths connecting important city neighbourhoods, and schools;

Car-free day Car-free day

Lisboa (Lisbon) carries out a Car-free day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.