Participating towns and cities

PortugalViana do Castelo, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-viana-castelo.pt
Population:
39.000 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Gestão Territorial e Sustentabilidade

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Viana do Castelo organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
O Município de Viana do Castelo comemora todos os anos a "Semana Europeia da Mobilidade" através do Gabinete Cidade Saudável, em parceria com o Centro de Monitorização e Interpretação Ambiental (CMIA), sendo que pretende promover um conjunto de iniciativas para o público em geral e para as escolas de forma a sensibilizar os cidadãos para a forma como nos movemos diariamente e os meios utilizados.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Viana do Castelo 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Viana do Castelo carries out a Car-free day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.