Participating towns and cities

PortugalHorta, Portugal

Website:
Population:
15.063 inhabitants
Department:
Planeamento e Desenvolvimento Económico
Contact:
Margarida Menezes
Largo Duque de Ávila e Bolama
9900-141 Horta
(++351) 292 202 000
Horta already registered 6x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2017 2016 2015 2010 2004 2002

Participation 2015

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Horta organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2015, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Flashmob, palestra sobre prevenção rodoviária e segurança, Horta susnset training (circuito de exercício físico), ciclo paper, test drive de automóveis híbridos, condicionamento de trânsito, circuito de btt, paddy paper, momento cultural, campanha de sensibilização sobre a multimodalidade, intervenção para melhoria da circulação de peões.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Horta implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Criação de parque de estacionamento para veículos
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns

Car-free day Car-free day

Horta carries out a Car-Free Day 2015 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Do Largo Duque d´Ávila e Bolama ao Largo do Infante (passando pela Rua Walter Bensaúde)