Thematic Workshop D
Сycling & Walking at Tourist Destinations
'Facilitating Cycling & Walking for Tourists, Cycling routes provision, Shared bikes, Promotion of Cyclo-Tourism, integration of cycling in urban/regional tourism mobility strategies, promoting ‘Greenways’
Rīga, Latvia 9 – 11 September 2020
Programme
Day 1: Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Venue: Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia, Gogoļa 3, Rīga, LV-1050
09:30 Registration
10:00 Session 1: Opening Session
Moderator: Raitis Sijats, Latvia Greenways Association
Opening Address, Tālis Linkaits Ministry of Transport Republic of Latvia, Latvia
Opening Address, Michael Cramer, MEP, Chair Transport/Tourism Committee 2014-2017 year, Honorary member of ECTN
Address by lead partner MDAT Thessaloniki, Greece
Purpose of Thematic Workshop in the frame of DESTI-SMART project: background, issues, aims, approach, activities and expected results, by Project Coordinator, Manos Vougioukas, Greece
State of the Art on ‘Cycling & Walking at Tourist Destinations’, by advisory partner Bournemouth University, Dr Viachaslau Filimonau, UK
Discussion
12:00 Lunch
13:00- 14:00 Transport from Riga to former Ķeipene railway station: “S. Eisenstein center for communication in Ķeipene”
14:00 Session 2: Experience, good practices, innovations and plans/priorities on cycling & walking at tourist destinations, proposals for the Action Plans
(10 min each)
Moderator: Dr Viachaslau Filimonau, UK, Bournemouth University, UK (advisory partner)
Metropolitan Development Agency of Thessaloniki SA (MDAT SA), Greece
Sardinia Autonomous Region (SAR), Italy
Bremerhaven Tourism Marketing and Events Company Ltd (EM), Germany
Horarios do Funchal, Transportes Publicos, SA (HF), Madeira, Portugal
Hastings Borough Council (HBC), United Kingdom
Mallorca Island Council (MIC), Spain
Latvian Greenways Association (LGWA), Latvia
Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency (LB), Hungary
Pafos Regional Board of Tourism (PRBT), Cyprus
15:30 coffee break
16:00 Session 3: Good practices and results from other projects and initiatives on cycling & hiking at tourist destinations
Moderator: Manos Vougioukas, Project Coordinator, Greece
Opening Address Jānis Bordāns Ministry of Justice Republic of Latvia, President of Latvia Greenways Association
Greenways (Cycling/Hiking) network, Latvia Greenways Association (LGWA)
CYCLE WALK Interreg Europe project
CIVITAS DESTINATIONS project, Horarios do Funchal, Transportes Publicos, SA (HF), Madeira, Portugal
LGWA Stakeholders experience:
EV 13- Iron Curtain Trail- New Culture Route (Carnikava munic/Chair of Riga Planning region
Reconstruction of former railway station. Ropaži/Keipene/Ergli municipality
Using existing railway trails for tourism purpose. Olaine, Strenči municipality
Narrow gouge railway- Greenway connection with Steam railway “Bānitis”. Gulbene/ Alūksne municipality.
Q & A
Conclusions and next steps, Project Coordinator (10 minutes)
Closing remarks by lead partner MDAT (5 minutes)
Closing remarke by LGWA host partner
18:00 End of Workshop
Transport to Gulbene manor house/hotel ****
20:00 Dinner in Gulbene manor house/hotel ****. Accommodation in Gulbene.
Day 2: Thursday 10 September 2020 Study visits:
08:45: Departure from hotel to Gulbene train station by electric train
9:00: Visit Gulbene train station, Railbike, dresine, New railway station exhibition
10:30 Departure (33 km) to Aluksne train station by reconstructed steam railway Ferdinand
12:00 Arriving in Alūksne Railway station. Visit Aluksne railway museum (USA Design Award 2018)
13:00 Lunch in Alūksne
14:00 Departure to Hansa city Valmiera
15:30 Short cycling/walking (~3 km) in Hansa city Valmiera. Visit Ainaži-Valmiera Greenways. (Greenways Award of Excelence 2019)
16:30 Departure from Valmiera to Carnikava
18:00 Arriving in Carnikava (site visit on Iron Curtain Trail, New culture route since 2019 year)
19:00 Dinner in Carnikava
20:30 Arriving in Riga
Day 3: Wednesday 11 September 2020.:
9:30- 13:00 Interregional Steering Group meeting