The weekend is upon us and in this article you’ll find lots of tips. However, there is one initiative in particular that deserves your attention: European Mobility Week. Although it started on September 16, the truth is that you can still take part in many activities until September 22.
This initiative is celebrated every year with the aim of promoting well-being and raising awareness of the importance of adopting sustainable mobility practices. This year’s theme is “Combine and Move – Shared Public Space”.
As we mentioned earlier, despite the fact that the initiative has already started, there’s still time to take advantage of it, especially as the weekend is coming up. That’s why we’ve highlighted some of the activities that we think are most interesting. Shall we take a look?
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Friday, September 20th
“There’s more neighborhood in the Garden”
Here, you can have family fun with traditional and board games, ping pong, sports activities and more. This initiative runs until Sunday, September 22.
Address: Jardim da Parada
Organization: Campo de Ourique Parish Council
More information: here
Zero Emissions
Until 7 p.m. this Friday, September 20, you can get to know Carris’ new electric minibuses in the “Zero Emissions” space, where you can also watch a multimedia show.
Address: Praça do Comércio
Organization: Carris
More information: here
Saturday, September 21st
Lisbon on Wheels
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can join Lisboa Sobre Rodas, which aims to promote sports and regular physical activity.
Address: Alameda Keil do Amaral, Monsanto Forest Park
Streets that Play
How about getting around the streets of Lisbon without cars? Even better than that is if you have the chance to run, play and jump; and this is precisely the motto of this initiative.
Address: Rua Pinto Quartin (from 10h00 to 13h00); Rua Fonseca Benevides (from 15h00 to 18h00)
More information: Junta de Freguesia da Ajuda website
Sunday, September 22nd
Mobility Festival
The Arroios Parish Council, together with Lisbon City Council, is also taking part in European Mobility Week with the Mobility Festival on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., in an initiative especially aimed at families
Throughout the day, many activities are planned, such as dance and tai-chi classes, concerts, capoeira demonstrations and much more.
Address: Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, Av. Almirante Reis
More information: Arroios Parish Council
6th edition of Kidical Mass
This sporting initiative is essentially based on a 6 km bike ride for children, young people and adults. The starting point is Praça de Espanha and the event is expected to begin at 10:30 and end at 12:00.
More information: official event page
Cycling Lisbon
More than ever, it makes sense to take advantage of European Mobility Week to promote cycling, right? This is precisely the aim of Lisboa Ciclável, which focuses on the circulation of Lisbon’s cycle paths.
Address: Estação Fluvial Sul e Sueste
More information and registration: the organization’s website
Monday, September 23rd
Bike to Work
As part of the European Car Free Day (which takes place on September 22), there is another initiative to consider, aimed in particular at companies and institutions based in Lisbon. The aim is to invite employees to literally cycle to work.
More information and registration: here
Editor’s note: these are just a few of the many initiatives included in European Mobility Week. If you want to see the full program, you can do so on the Lisbon City Council website.