Participating towns and cities

PortugalChaves, Portugal

Website:
www.chaves.pt
Population:
37.623 inhabitants
Department:
Câmara Municipal de Chaves

Participation 2016

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Chaves organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2016, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Serão desenvolvidas atividades direcionadas ao público em geral, e que pretendem estimular a adoção de práticas corretas, em termos conversação e aprazibilidade do espaço público urbano.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Chaves 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
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Chaves carries out a Car-free day 2016 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.