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Pedro Duarte prefers promoting bicycles in PortoPhoto by Jorge Fakhouri Filho on Pexels
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Pedro Duarte prefers promoting bicycles in Porto

Observador4 September 2026 at 19:56

The Porto municipality intends to halt the use of shared electric scooters in the city. Mayor Pedro Duarte expressed the intention to strengthen enforcement on these vehicles and admitted the possibility of replacing them with softer mobility modes, such as bicycles. This position arises in a context of growing concern over safety and the organization of public space in the city. Pedro Duarte thus has a preference for bicycles as an alternative to shared scooters, defending a different approach for urban mobility in Porto.

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