Participating towns and cities

PortugalBarcelos, Portugal

Population:
120.492 inhabitants
Department:
Divisão de Mobilidade Urbana (Transportes)
Contact:
Luiz Lima
Largo do Município
4750 Barcelos
(++351) 253809600

Participation 2008

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Barcelos organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2008, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Rastreio à capacidade pulmonar em colaboração com o centro de sáude de Barcelos; visita guiada aos principais monumentos do centro histórico de Barcelos; Street Baskett com cadeira de rodas no centro da cidade; Passeio de coches durante 5 dias; Exposição de veículos hibridos; Passeio de Bicicleta no dia 20 de Setembro.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Barcelos implements 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)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Mobility management
Permanent access restriction to city centres

Car-free day Car-free day

Barcelos carries out a Car-Free Day 2008 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:
Avenida da Liberdade (1 Km) e Rua Faria Barbosa