Participating towns and cities

PortugalVila Real, Portugal

Website:
www.cm-vilareal.pt
Population:
52.000 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal De Vila Real

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Vila Real organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
1- Realização de uma acção de sensibilização na mobilidade de conferência, promovida pelo Gabinete da Mobilidade, nas escolas secundárias.
2- Campanhas de sensibilização para as questões da Defesa do Ambiente e da Mobilidade Sustentável.
3- Medição da Qualidade do Ar e do Ruído: Esta acção destina-se à obtenção de elementos relativos à qualidade do ar e do ruído em alguns locais da cidade de Vila Real.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Vila Real 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 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
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
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility implemented
Implementação de plataformas bus

Car-free day Car-free day

Vila Real 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.