Participating towns and cities

PortugalViana do Castelo, Portugal

Population:
39.000 inhabitants
Department:
Departamento de Obras e Serviços Municipais
Contact:
Manuel Soares da Costa
Passeio das Mordomas da Romaria
4904-877 Viana do Castelo
(++351) 258 809377

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Viana do Castelo organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Free use of bicycle, tram and funicular bus during the week and organizing pedestrian walks through city streets

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Viana do Castelo 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 network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans