Activities within the week
Sigulda organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
10.00 Signing of chart
Mayor's Cycling Challenge
Free city transportation
17 September
Launching app for Tourists (in English, Russian)
Free city transportation
18 September
Walking challenge for new mommies
Free city transportation
19 September
10.00-14.00 Safety Day for kids "Be smart, be safe" (Raiņa park, Sigulda).
Free city transportation
20 September
18.00 Meeting with citizens about City Thematical Planning "Traffic Infrastructure"
Free city transportation
21 September
10.00 Municipality Cycling Inspection Tour
Free city transportation
22 September
"Car-Free Day" on Pils street (from Ausekļa Street to Šveices Street)
11.00. Discussion "Should the first cycling street in Latvia be in Sigulda?" Traffic experts, city planners, citizens.
Free city transportation
Permanent measures
Sigulda 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 network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Car-free day
Sigulda 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:
Central street of the city - Pils street.
Sigulda, Latvia