The Municipality of Funchal organizes, from September 16 to 22, the 2018 edition of the Mobility Week, which will have daily initiatives on Avenida Arriaga.
The Department of Mobility and Traffic prepared, from next Sunday, a vast number of activities aimed at public of all ages, in order to sensitize and captivate the population in general for these themes, be they sporting, pedagogical, technical and including the presentation of various innovative measures.
The inaugural day will be marked by the closure to the transit of Avenida do Mar between 9am and 2pm (between the Rotunda of Autonomy and the Rotunda of Avenida Sá Carneiro), to carry out multiple sports activities open to the whole population, such as cycling, zumba, ramps for bicycles, skating, inclusive games, among others.
Also in the morning, at 11:30 am, the opening of the event and the exhibition “Sustainable Urban Mobility: Preparing for the future of Funchal” will be held on Avenida Arriaga, which will be hosted by President Paulo Cafôfo and complemented by an exhibition of less polluting vehicles, with musical entertainment on Avenida Arriaga every day. The Athletics Grand Prix of the Firefighters Firefighters of Funchal will also be held on Sunday morning.
During the Mobility Week, there will also be a Kiss & Ride corridor at the Salesian School, a real-time traffic monitoring network, a cross-road pavement (smart cross), an integrated energy efficiency and road safety system and the Accessible Monumental Project.
On Thursday 20th, the conference “Urban Mobility and the Importance of Integrated Management in Urban Planning” will take place throughout the day at the Baltazar Dias Municipal Theater, with free entrance. This will be one of the highlights of the week, and aims to present the strategic policy of the City of Funchal at the level of urban mobility, highlighting their potential and challenges. The conference will bring together several national experts, such as André Pestana dos Santos (European Commission) and Teresa Ponte Leão (Portuguese Association of Electric Vehicles).
The Mobility Week ends on the 22nd with a campaign to promote cycling mobility. “Vamos Todos Pedalar” is the motto of this action that will take place this Saturday, with concentration at 19:30 in the Rotunda of Avenida do Infante.
