“[Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos] said in a national presentation the plan would make the country’s rail infrastructure more modern and environmentally sustainable, and allow for train travel from Lisbon and Porto to Madrid in about three hours,” according to Reuters.

Gira Bikes fiasco: fewer bicycles on the street, for more stations | Mensagem de Lisboa (PT)
“On Sept. 30, the system had 803 bicycles in operation, compared to 1075 bicycles in operation recorded on Aug. 24 – a drop of 25%,” Mensagem de Lisboa writes. And