Activities within the week
Tallinn organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.
21 September
Educational walking tour to Astangu takes place on 21.09 at 17.00. 100-year-old tunnels, limestone cliff and rare plant species – that’s Astangu Green Area! It is quite a mysterious place, hiding many different nature sites in only 1,37 km². Astangu boasts also the highest species diversity in Tallinn per squaremeter. Visitors can behold the Mäeküla cliff and discover the tunnels built in the slope during World War I.
The guide for the walkind tour is Mr Tõnu Laasi, senior specialist at Tallinn Environment Department
22 September
The City of Tallinn will organize the Car-Free Day in cooperation with the Estonian Fairs. The Car-Free Day and the Estonian Health Fair - Move! will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:00–17:00 in Tallinn, Vabaduse (Freedom) Square. During the event
Permanent measures
Tallinn implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.
New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Bicycle parking racks will be installed to the 29 schools of Tallinn to promote cycling among teachers and pupils as a sustainable way of transportation.
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Car-free day
Tallinn carries out a Car-Free Day 2018 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
On the Car-Free Day, the Kaarli pst Tõnismägi /Toompea intersection to the Pärnu highway is closed for car traffic.
Tallinn, Estonia
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