Participating towns and cities

Portugal Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) , Portugal

Website:
www.cm-mealhada.pt
Population:
24.952 inhabitants

Participation 2012

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2012, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Encerramento de uma fração de uma das prinicipais ruas comerciais do centro da cidade de Mealhada, na antecipação daquilo que se pretende que seja uma medida permanente num futuro próximo.
Dinamização do espaço encerrado ao tráfego motorizado em colaboração com os estabelecimentos afetos.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Mealhada (Municipality of Mealhada) 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.