Raising citizens awareness and appreciation of EU research on sustainable transport in the urban environment 7th Framework Programme

2 KALAIR is a LIFE-Third Countries project co- funded by EC designed to aid the city in the evaluation of abatement strategies for reducing air pollution caused by traffic - was implemented by ECAT in collaboration with ARIA Technologies during years KALAIR is a LIFE-Third Countries project co- funded by EC designed to aid the city in the evaluation of abatement strategies for reducing air pollution caused by traffic - was implemented by ECAT in collaboration with ARIA Technologies during years Urban air pollution induced by traffic in Kaliningrad is increasing concern

Scenarios of transport network development Business as usual Construction and renovation of bridges Development of city road network and optimization of traffic flows Improvement of public transport Renewal and improvement of the Kaliningrad vehicle fleet Improvement of fuel quality Scenarios were developed with assistance of: - Transport Department; Committee of Architecture and Building (City District Administration “City of Kaliningrad”) - The Federal Inspection on Traffic Safety in Kaliningrad region November 12, 2008

Construction and reconstruction of roads, bridge passages and road interchanges Construction and reconstruction of roads, bridge passages and road interchanges Development of electro transport Development of electro transport Development and improvement of public transport Development and improvement of public transport Development of the bicycle transport Development of the bicycle transport Preservation of green plants system Preservation of green plants system Scenarios of transport network development - comments February 29, 2009 Collection of comments through newspaper “Argumenty I Facty”

5Objectives  to raise public awareness on city traffic  involvement of Kaliningrad citizens into the process of solving the problem of overloaded roads  to raise public awareness on environmental problems caused by transport  development of the alternative means of transport (bicycles) Transport problem could be successfully solved only in a bilateral way – authorities and citizens

6 Activities  Organisation of a seminar with participation of representatives of local authorities responsible for transport policy and ecology, representatives of municipal and private transport enterprises, representatives of NGOs, working in environmental and social fields.  Inviting of Mass Media representatives on all events, putting information before and after events on the Administration’s web-site, dissemination of the reports and other information between other municipalities of the region and city–partners interested in it.  “Move Together” Exhibition outside and inside the large trade centre “Europe” located in the city centre.  Design and publication of leaflets in order to attract public attention to the transport problems of the city and call upon to use alternative transport.  City cycle race on the first Sunday of September under the logo of “Move Together” project and coat of arms of Kaliningrad. The t-shirts with those emblems will be given for participants of the race. Mass media will be invited.