Participating towns and cities

PortugalOvar, Portugal

Population:
54.953 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Urbanismo e Planeamento
Ovar already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2024 2016 2014 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2014

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Ovar 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
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
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Criaçao de zonas 30 km/h
Accessibilities
Criaçao de rotunda na Av. Sá Carneiro.
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Elaboration of educational materials implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Further info
Implementação de "Zonas 30", colocação de sinalização de limitação de velocidade (30);
Construção e inauguração da Ecopista do Atlântico. Ciclovia para peões e ciclistas que liga a praia do Furadouro à praia de Cortegaça.
Construção de rotunda na Av. Sá Carneiro, de forma a melhorar a segurança das pessoas e a circulação automóvel num dos principais acessos à cidade de Ovar e à zona escolar.

Car-free day Car-free day

Ovar carries out a Car-free day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.