Workshop D: Сycling & Walking @Tourist Destinations

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

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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