1. Free public transport impacts on the city environment
Tallinn
Free public transport impacts on the city environment
Relo Ligi, Environmental Department of Tallinn

2. Free Public Transportation
More than 500 car per 1000 person
Every second person have one
Different reasons
Tallinna põhimääruse § 77 lg 1 kohaselt on Tallinna kui kohaliku omavalitsuse ülesanne tagada linlastele tervislik ja meeldiv elukeskkond ning majanduse arenguks vajalikud ressursid looduskeskkonda oluliselt kahjustamata ning looduslikku mitmekesisust säilitades.

3. Free Public Transport
Favour Public Transport as alternative to using car (last year study showed 34,6% use their personal car driving work)
Tallinn (Environmental Department) has organized car free days (22.october) during international mobility week since 2001.
Tallinn decided to organize free public transport on car free day

4. Free Public transport
From last year (2012) Tallinn organize sustainable mobility month (September), free public transport privilege was given marathon participations and car owners who had car registration
Sustainable Mobility Month will be annual to favour public transportation, walking, cycling

5. Free public transport
Local transport has important role and impact on city environment as well as to become European Green Capital
Air quality (Ambient air quality) – less polluting transport
Noise (Quality of the acoustic environment) – less transport

6. Free Public Transport
Green urban areas incorporating sustainable land use – less pressure on green areas, especially in apartment house areas with lack of parking lots, more space for pedestrians
Climate Change: mitigation and adaptation
Reduction of CO2 emissions (due to reduction in car transport) could be tons per year

7. Free Public Transportation
Air quality action plan (2007)
Focuses mainly on PM10 reduction
Regulation – less than 35 days per year 50 micrograms/m3
Conclusions and recommendations
Favour public transport, especially in city centre
Traffic tax in city centre
Watering streets with CaCl2 dilution in spring time
Limitation for studded tire usage period
Estonian Road Administration (state company that is responsible for maintenance in state) reccomends sdudded tires outside cities.

8. Tegevuskava (2)

9. Free Public Transport
Capacity for crossroads has increased – reliable results during week 16

10. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 January 2013 (Average temp (-4,4 C)

11. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 January 2012 (Average temp (-4,7 C)

12. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 February 2013 (Average temp (-2,4 C)

13. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 February 2013 (Average temp (-8,1 C)

14. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 March 2013 (Average temp (-5,9 C)

15. Concentration PM10 mg/m3 March 2012 (Average temp (+0,6 C)

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