18.09.2018
European Mobility Week and World Car Free Day
European Mobility Week (EMW) is held from September 16-22, 2018.
The European Mobility Week is an international campaign conducted under the auspices of the European Commission in partnership with the International Union of Public Transport. The main idea of the event is to “green” streets of city, to streamline the usage of public spaces, to focus on issues of air pollution by harmful emissions from transport. Each year, this campaign dedicates to topics related to attracting public attention to the problems of excessive motor transport and involves the holding of actions, surveys, conferences and events involving different age groups aimed at popularizing urban public transport, non-motorized vehicles, pedestrian walks, a healthy lifestyle, the preservation of the ecology of municipalities. The official motto of the international campaign this year is "Smart Mobility. Strong economy". It is expected that the participating cities will discuss the economic benefits from the transition to sustainable mobility.
Such an event has been taking place in Belarus and many other countries for several past years. So, 48 cities (including the city of Minsk) joined the campaign in Belarus in 2017.
Ecologists are sure that the activization of the official participation of Belarusian cities in the European Mobility Week will serve as a clear example of our country’s commitment to the principles of sustainable development, the basis of which is improving of the quality of people’s lives.
Within seven days, Minsk is waiting for an extensive program of events. The final stage of the EMW is World Car Free Day, which is held all over the world on September 22.
The city ecological event will be organized in Minsk. Lenin str. will traditionally become a pedestrian, there will be organized a big city fest.
At a daytime there will be fairs, master classes, exhibitions, film screening and a concert, and in the evening Nezavisimosti ave. will be closed for autos, and will become a bikeway. The motto for evening bike ride is “Biker, let’s rock!”.
Traffic along Lenin str. from Nezavisimosti ave. to Kirov str. will be closed from 6.00 a.m. to midnight on September 22, 2018. The fest dedicated to the World Car Free Day will begin at 2 p.m. and finish late in the evening with a bright alternative vehicles parade.
The bike ride along Nezavisimosti ave. from Lenin str. to the building National Library of Belarus will become the culmination of the event. Not only bikers but also users of other ecological vehicles such as rollers, monoculars, skateboards, scooters, gyro pacemakers, segways will be invited. The ride along Nezavisimosti ave. will begin at 9 p.m. and will pass at a calm way of 15-18 km/h. To participate in the event, it is essential to equip your vehicles with luminous elements.
Experts from Belhydromet traditionally take the most active part in such. Among the main activities are route surveys of the state of atmospheric air in areas with various anthropogenic loads: highways, recreational zones and recreation. Measurements of atmospheric air pollution are carried out on the eve and immediately on the World Car Free Day. The results are compared with the data obtained from a stationary monitoring network of atmospheric air, and the nature of meteorological conditions is necessarily taken into account.
The administration and the Trade union committee of Belhydromet call to support of the ecological event and take part in the upcoming events! Get a charge of cheerfulness, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of an ecological fest!
