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 2017

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Viana do Castelo organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2017, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Dsponibilização de informação sobre o tema nos sites dos diferentes serviços da autarquia e redes sociais bem como fotografias de mobilidade partilhada. Organização de uma exposição sobre o tema. Divulgaão de informação e programa da SEM-DESC nos paineis informativos dos serviços de atendimento público do Município. Organização de passeios de bicicleta e caminhadas. Transportes gratuitos em alguns dias da semana

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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Pedestrianisation
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 services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Elaboration of educational materials implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Viana do Castelo carries out a Car-free day 2017 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.