Participating towns and cities

PortugalBraga, Portugal

Website:
http://www.cm-braga.pt
Population:
192.494 inhabitants
Department:
of Mobility
Contact:
Olga Pereira
Praça do Municipio, 4704-514 Braga
(++351) 253 203 150
Braga already registered 10x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Braga organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Lançamento do Schoolbus 2020
Colocação de bicicletários
17 September
Webconference - Mobilidade e Cidades
Colocação de bicicletários
18 September
Colocação de bicicletários
19 September
Colocação de bicicletários
20 September
Colocação de bicicletários
Atividades de bicicletas nas Zonas +
21 September
Colocação de bicicletários
Atividades de bicicletas nas Zonas +
22 September
Colocação de bicicletários

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Braga 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes planned
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
Elaboration of new residential areas
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas

Car-free day Car-free day

Braga carries out a Car-Free Day 2020 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:
Rua D. Gonçalo Pereira (por 2 meses)