AVEIRO REGION Intermunicipal Community

CIRA

RAPID CHANGES TO INCREASE CYCLING – A NEW AGENDA FOR CITIES AND REGIONS – THE CASE OF AVEIRO REGIONJosé Ribau Esteves, President of the Aveiro RegionAveiro, 17 November 2016 ECF S4C Colloquium

Location

CIRA

PORTUGAL

Ovar

EstarrejaMurtosa

Albergaria-a-Velha

Águeda

Ílhavo

Anadia

Vagos

Oliveira do Bairro

Sever do Vouga

Aveiro

The Region

11 municipalities370 400 population

1 700 km2

45% forest25% mountain24% agricultural area23% protected area12% wetlands

The Organisation

Mission:An intermunicipal organization with recognized quality in publicmanagement, coordination of shared services and projects in theregional exercise of decentralized public functions, acting inpartnership.

Vision:A region with identity, dynamic, cohesive, sustainable and generative of opportunities.

Mobility: Regional StrategyPTD – Territorial Development Program (2008)Promoting Sustainable Mobility by supporting initiatives to use of non-motorized and collective modes of transport, with Mobility ManagementPlans. Development of multimodal systems for the improvement ofaccessibility in the different forms of sustainable mobility and improvement ofthe public transport service.

PDCT – Territorial Cohesion and DevelopmentPact (2013)

Development a sustainable and integrated system of transport and regional mobility, namely, implementation of the Inter-modal Mobility and Transport Plan of the Region of Aveiro (PIMTRA), promotion of the Cluster of bicycle and sustainable mobility, provision of a service system to the population articulated with the Education, industrial activity and health in semi-urban areas, development of an urban public transport system that connect the main urban centers in the region and development of the rail freight link to Spain.

PIMTRA

Aveiro Region IntermunicipalPlan for Integrated Mobility and Transports (PIMTRA - 2011)

is a strategic and operational document, serving as acting and awareness tool, fostering links between different modes of transport, as well as the implementation of an integrated mobility system and minimizing investment and operating costs.

Aveiro Bicycle RegionThis region has invested inequipment and major projects,creating pedestrian and cycle-paths in urban and ruralcontext with the goals toenable the discovery of itscultural and natural heritage.

Aveiro Bicycle RegionThese cycle-paths are suitablefor leisure and everyday lifedynamics and therefore thisregion has become a meetingpoint for cycling lovers.

Aveiro Bicycle Region

Partnership with the University of Aveiro, the ABIMOTAAssociation and the Portuguese Federation of Cycling,and with other Regional, National and European Entitiesassociated to bicycle touring.

Aveiro Bicycle Region

A very significant part of the industrialproduction associated with bicycles is located inthis region.

European Cycling Challenge

Aveiro Region participated in the European Cycling Challenge 2016, ranking first in Portugal and in 36th place among the 52 European cities-regions, with 14.152km, in the first year of competition.

EuroVelo 1

Atlantic Coast Route

Stretching the length of the continent, from Scandinavia to the Algarve, the Atlantic Coast Route connects some of the world’s most beautiful seascapes. Expect dramatic fjords, sun-kissed beaches and bustling port towns.

EuroVelo 1

Atlantic Coast RouteSection 15: Figueira da Foz – Aveiro Section 16: Aveiro – Porto Gaia

Ria de Aveiro´s Big Route

This project consists of the creation of a Ria de Aveiro´s Big Route, withmultimodal characteristics that allow the experience of different valences,namely pedestrian, cycling and nautical.

The creation of this route presupposes the implementation of theinfrastructures, including signage and structures to support visitors, thecreation of an identity and the implementation of a marketing andcommunication plan based on the Ria de Aveiro.

The definition of the route is based on the premises, in addition to the inclusionof the Classified Areas, the interconnection with existing routes in eachmunicipality, as a result of investments in own networks of Pedestrian Routes,MTB Centers and Cycle routes.

Ria de Aveiro´s Big Route

www.regiaodeaveiro.pt