On September 16, Mobility Week started in Belarus.
Its final stage will be Car Free Day, which is celebrated worldwide on September 22.
BELTA reports this.
How will Mobility Week be held?
The events held this week are intended to remind people about the negative impact of cars on the environment and to encourage Belarusians to use alternative modes of transportation.
A broad information campaign is planned: the media will regularly cover the goals and objectives of Mobility Week and Car-Free Day, as well as the problems of air pollution.
On September 21, the capital's subscribers of some mobile operators will receive an SMS message with the campaign slogan "Leave your car at home".
On September 21-22, the capital will conduct an experiment to measure the concentration of pollutants in the air. Such an experiment has been conducted since 2016.
Educational institutions will hold information hours about Mobility Week and Car-Free Day.
The exhibition “History of Electric Transport” is open in the “Stolitsa” shopping center until September 22.
As noted by the Minsk City Committee of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, events within the framework of the Mobility Week will be held in all administrative districts of the capital.
Work is also underway in Minsk to improve the infrastructure of bicycle paths, in particular, to lower the curbstone.
The Mobility Week will end with Car-Free Day. The campaign is intended to remind people of the importance of reducing emissions into the atmosphere, most of which come from cars.
The best way to celebrate Car Free Day is to choose public transport or personal mobility.
The Hugo Chavez Park in the capital will host a variety of entertainment events on Car-Free Day from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
There will be competitions, quests, quizzes, a concert and entertainment program, and an exhibition of electric transport.
You will be able to learn how to drive an electric scooter and a unicycle, figure riding a bicycle, buy eco-goods and eco-products, and do face painting.
Educational projects – green schools and classes – will present their work. There will also be a petting zoo.
The final event in the capital will be a race with illuminated environmentally friendly types of transport along the route Kamennogorskaya Street – Kazimirovskaya Street – Lyutsinskaya Street – Kolesnikova Street. The start is at 20:00.
