Participating towns and cities

EstoniaValga, Estonia

Website:
https://www.valga.ee/
Population:
14.853 inhabitants
Contact:
Andero Ojamets
Puiestee 8, Valga
68203
(++372) 53876516
Valga already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2020 2019 2018

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Valga organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Fitwalking demonstration. Fitwalking and nordic walking for elder citizens.
17 September
Adventourous orienteering game "walk VVALK".
An adventurous game played on the Roadgames platform that knows no borders!
Game is hosted by Valga Municipality, Valka Municipality and Interreg Estonia-Latvia Programme.
18 September
Adventourous orienteering game "walk VVALK"
An adventurous game played on the Roadgames platform that knows no borders!
Game is hosted by Valga Municipality, Valka Municipality and Interreg Estonia-Latvia Programme.
19 September
Adventourous orienteering game "walk VVALK"
An adventurous game played on the Roadgames platform that knows no borders!
Game is hosted by Valga Municipality, Valka Municipality and Interreg Estonia-Latvia Programme.

Planting 30 trees for Interreg. Solemn ceremony in the new common heart of twin cities Valga and Valka (Estonia-Latvia). Together with the development of the new public space, a cross-border pedestrian street connecting the central squares of the two cities and a new pedestrian border-river crossing point with a footpath and a bridge will be created.
Event is hosted by Valga Municipality, Valka Municipality and Interreg Estonia-Latvia Programme.
21 September
Monday Morning Municipal Movement Minutes
22 September
Car-free Day

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Valga implements, planned or promotes 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) planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Lowering of pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Charging points for electric vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Valga carries out a Car-free day 2020 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.