Thursday marks the start of European Mobility Week, the world's largest campaign for sustainable mobility, encouraging people to choose environmentally friendly vehicles and walk more. For the campaign events September 16-22 will take place throughout Lithuania. It will end with the traditional Car Free Day, which will be celebrated by most of the country's municipalities.
This year's theme of the European Mobility Week is "Safe and healthy while moving sustainably", the motto is "Move sustainably. Stay healthy."
Ministry of Environment, campaign coordinator in Lithuania, Thursday, September 16, at 12 p.m. invites all Vilnius residents and city guests to start it together with actor Leonard Pobedonoscevs with a fun movement lesson "Let's move together during the lunch break" Lukiškiai square.
at 14 p.m. On the Facebook account of the Ministry of the Environment, we will present the results of remote car pollution measurement - remote meters recorded it in real time for two months.
September 21-23 we suggest discussing current topics together. The discussion "I move in any way, so I am free?", which will be held on Monday, will be attended by Minister of the Environment Simonas Gentvilas, architect Algirdas Kaušpėdas, sportswoman Vlada Musvydaitė who promotes a healthy lifestyle, singer Vaidas Baumila, and will be moderated by Žygintas Abromaitis.
Philosopher Viktoras Bachmetjevas and culturologist Agnė Narušytė will be invited to discuss "The car and the city: is life without a car just a utopia?", moderated by Marijus Gailius.
On Wednesday, we will invite you to share your opinions on "What is the problem - the car itself or its pollution?". Elena Auglienė, an employee of the Pollution Prevention Policy Group of the Ministry of the Environment, Saugirdas Pukalskas, the head of the Department of Automotive Engineering at Vilnius Tech, Tomas Januševičius, the director of the Institute of Environmental Protection of this university, and Gražvydas Jakubauskas, the head of the Future Transport Policy Group of the Ministry of Communications, will take part in the discussion. Moderated by the head of the Pollution Prevention Policy Group of the Ministry of the Environment. specialist Agnė Lukoševičienė.
Discussions start at 19:21, they will take place in the bar "Pavilionas", Pylimo st. XNUMXB, Vilnius.
Another initiative is that all parking spaces near the Ministry of the Environment must be free this week. Employees will travel to work on foot, by public transport, by bicycle or in cooperation with neighbors.
Numerous events organized by municipalities, educational institutions, communities, businesses and organizations will also take place in other cities and towns.
In the capital, on September 22, on Car-Free Day, the area of Gediminas Avenue will be open only to pedestrians and cyclists, it will include various active activities, and an exhibition of clean vehicles will take place.
