CIVITAS ELAN's CIVITAS Day
It will be the first time during the whole life time of the CIVITAS Initiative that a CIVITAS Day will be celebrated. On 19 September all 5 CIVITAS ELAN cities will celebrate the first CIVITAS Day. Various activities are undertaken in the five CIVITAS ELAN cities, e.g. press conferences linked with the launch of a bike rental system, photo competitions and information stands about the CIVITAS actions.
During the proposal phase the idea of the first CIVITAS Day was born. A few months later a common date, the 19 September, was agreed. On this day a full bunch of CIVITAS related actions are undertaken. The main focus of these activities is to show citizens the value of CIVITAS and its actions. It will be an excellent opportunity to share ideas and activities with the citizens and respective stakeholder groups. ELAN for a CIVITAS Day!Ljubljana: Ljubljana will have two CIVITAS stands on two squares, where creative workshops for children with the title Ljubljana without cars in children eyes“ will be carried out. Furthermore ideas of citizens: How traffic solutions might look like“ will be collected.Brno: Brno will launch the CIVITAS Day with a press conference done by politicians. The minibuses will be presented to the citizens and CIVITAS information material will be distributed to citizens under the shelter of the CIVITAS party tent. In addition there will be an exposition of the CIVITAS photo competition. Porto: Porto will launch a campaign for the bicycle renting scheme during the CIVITAS Day. Furthermore the mobility shop will be opened. A press conference will be held on 17 September during the presentation of the European Mobility week. Gent: Gent will organise a cycling tour on a special CIVITAS bike, on which up to 18 people can sit and push. The city will also hand out leaflets, postcards with an interactive message and piggy banks.Zagreb: Zagreb will hold a press conference and presents some of their measures to the public. During the CIVITAS Day two Round Tables are organized and a special promotion activity targets Zagreb’ s children.
Author: Jörg Kastelic
