On September 16-22, Lithuania will host the traditional European Mobility Week - the world's largest sustainable movement campaign. This initiative will connect communities around the world for the twenty-second time, and to participate in the 2023 more than 2000 cities in Europe and other continents are already preparing for the movement week.
This year, the Ministry of Transport has become the ambassador of the European Mobility Week in Lithuania, which will organize the largest European Mobility Week events in the capital, while the country's municipalities, organizations and businesses will contribute their activities during the festive week.
And to make moving around the city not only harmonious, but also fun these days, Vilnius residents are invited to participate in the events that will take place throughout the week and in the opening event of the European Mobility Week - the "Sustainable Mobility Fair", which will be held on September 16 at 11 a.m. Lukiškiai square.
THE EVENT PROGRAM
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Opening of the SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY FAIR (Marius Skoudis, Marius Vasčega)
DISCUSSIONS:
- 11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Car-free cities: distant utopia or inevitable necessity? (Marius Skuodis, Marius Vaščega, Andrius Grigonis, Kasparas Adomaitis. Moderator - Živilė Kropaitė)
- 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. The transformation of travel: how sharing services are changing the traditional approach to urban mobility? (Andrius Pacevičius, Žaneta Fomova, Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė. Moderator – Živilė Kropaitė)
- 13:00 - 13:50 Mindful driving: why is it so hard to change habits? (Genius Lukošius, Rūta Gaudišienė, Saulė Šeškutė. Moderator – Raigardas Musnickas)
- 14:00 - 14:50 Transportation in 2035: what awaits cars with internal combustion engines? (Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, Andrius Šeršniovas, Andrius Kubilius, Tomas Garuolis. Moderator – Lukas Keraitis)
- 15:00 - 15:50 The upcoming renaissance of trains: why will you want to travel by them more and more often in Lithuania? (Linas Baužys, Arenijus Jackus, Monika Miniotaitė. Moderator – Lukas Keraitis)
- 16:00 - 16:50 Autonomous transport: a step towards tomorrow or a technological illusion? (Julius Skačkauskas, Laurynas Bogusevičius, Tadas Norušaitis, Jurgis Adomavičius. Moderator – Lukas Keraitis)
- 17:00 - 17:50 Respect for pedestrians and cyclists: when will we achieve Dutch etiquette in cities? (Jonas Damidavičius, Vlada Musvydaitė, Kristina Gaučė, Rick van Kleef. Moderator – Lukas Keraitis)
We invite you to participate in training together with ACTIVE VILNIUS:
- 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. - EXERCISE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
- 14:00 - 14:50 – YOGA STRETCH
- 16:30 - 17:20 – FIT BOX
During the event, there will be an EXHIBITION OF ELECTRIC CARS and CHARGING STATIONS!
WHEN? September 16, 11:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m.
KUR? Lukiški Square, Vilnius.
Getting to know Vilnius on harmonious wheels
During the mobility week, residents and guests of the city will have the opportunity to go on sightseeing trips by bicycle, trolleybus 2 and bus route 10 together with the initiative of alternative learning "Invisible Vilnius":
Saturday, September 16, 10 a.m. and there will be a trip at 12 o'clock "By bike around the world in Šnipiškės".
During this excursion, we invite you to visit Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Israel, Armenia, Japan, China and other countries! Enthusiasts of exploring the city by bike will try the 8 km route "Bike around the world in Šnipiškės". On the route - an Armenian church with a gate decorated with grapes, a misunderstanding about the desert nomads of the old Roman Empire, a meadow with a dragon egg, the symbol of China, the namesake of Sweden's oldest open-air museum, two Japans and other unexpected stories.
10.00:XNUMX a.m. Registration here https://forms.gle/k9XKp2xcooDsCxBy6
12.00:XNUMX a.m. Registration here https://forms.gle/rdqsR6qEpRAuomC17
On the second day of Mobility Week - Sunday, September 17, at 10:38 a.m. the excursion will start "More than 10 faces of Vilnius by bus 10".
What is special about this route? Route 10 is not the oldest, the longest or anything else, but it runs through very different parts of the city - it is the blocky Fabijoniškės, and the experimental Baltupiai, and Kalvarijui Street, nicknamed by pilgrims, and the heart of the old city, and the romantic Markučiai. Therefore, a trip by "ten" will reveal the whole colorful picture of Vilnius.
A little later - 13:20 p.m. everyone who wants to will be waiting for "Time travel on the 2nd trolleybus".
This is the first trolleybus route in Vilnius that connected Antakalnis and the railway station. In almost 7 decades, the face of Vilnius has changed significantly, but the 2nd trolleybus runs on almost the same route as in the XNUMXth century. in the middle - bypassing Gediminas avenue and reaching the student campus in Saulėtekis. So, this route is the best choice public transport and history buffs.
10:38 a.m. Registration here: https://forms.gle/4N83GiDe8wnYepuL8
13:20 a.m. Registration here: https://forms.gle/kArtupBhn47nqGqh7
And on Wednesday evening, September 20, at 18:00, the tour on two wheels will crownVilnius 700. By bike through the history of the city".
This route is commemorative for the anniversary of the capital, so the trajectory of all stops on the map combined into the number 700. The route consists of 10 km and 30 stops In the old town when in New City. Riding on it is a great opportunity to try the newly arranged and more comfortable streets of Vilnius - Algirdas, Ševčenkos, etc. You will see places that mark the life of the capital in different ages - from the founding of the city, surrounding it with a defensive wall, to the first block houses or the wave of angel sculptures. AND I'M MOVING (SO Communication services) Jonas Simutis, engineer of the traffic organization department - group leader, will talk about the bicycle street on the route, the newly installed bicycle path, bicycle lane and humanized streets, and will introduce the practices that are used to make Vilnius more comfortable and safer for citizens moving harmoniously.
18:00 p.m. Registration here https://forms.gle/4urMPzaG3bmXrMfC6
