Participating towns and cities

PortugalSilves, Portugal

Population:
36.174 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão Educação, Desporto, Juventude e Ação Social
Silves already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2016 2007 2006

Participation 2007

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Silves 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
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Further info
* Apresentação da rede de ciclovias para a cidade de Silves;
* lançamento da 1.ª pedra da obra do novo Parque de Estacionamento;
* Divulgação on line da rede de ecovias do concelho de Silves;
* Identificar nas principais entradas da cidade a localização dos parques de estacionamento;

Car-free day Car-free day

Silves carries out a Car-free day 2007 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.