Project Story
Vila Nova de Gaia
Location
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Partner
EiT Urban Mobility, Gaiurb EM, Camara Municipal Vila Nova de Gaia
Date
Aug. 24, Dec. 24
Expertise
Community engagement, data collection & analysis, network planning, physical wayfinding
Area
50km2
Vila Nova de Gaia project focused on providing physical wayfinding and digital tools to get more people to chose walking and cycling as a mode of transport.
01 Data Collection
The local mobility platform (Mob+) provided limited information about active travel routes. To fill this data gap Marked merged information from three different sources: city-master plans, open-source data and local data. This enables to capture both planned infrastructure and real-world usage patterns. Series of workshops were organised to collect both quantitative and qualitative insights on preferred and avoided routes. This provided a strong local understanding.
02 Data Verification
Thanks to the extra information collected during the workshops, a first walking and cycling network was defined connecting the key city hubs (schools, shops, transport and work hubs). Verification of this network is essential to ensure the safest network possible. The team cycled the full length of the network, enabling them to run granular analysis following Cycling by Design level of service.
03 Promotion
Thanks to the extra information collected during the workshops, a first walking and cycling network was defined connecting the key city hubs (schools, shops, transport and work hubs). Verification of this network is essential to ensure the safest network possible. The team cycled the full length of the network, enabling them to run granular analysis following Cycling by Design level of service.