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Tallinn
Free public transport impacts on the city environment
17.07.2015
Relo Ligi, Environmental Department of Tallinn
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More than 500 car per 1000 person
 Every second person have one
 Different reasons
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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.
 22.10.2005 Tallinn decided to organize free
public transport on car free day
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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
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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
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 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 45 000 tons per year
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 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.
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Tegevuskava (2)
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Capacity for crossroads has increased –
reliable results during week 16
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
January 2013 (Average temp (-4,4 C)
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
January 2012 (Average temp (-4,7 C)
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
February 2013 (Average temp (-2,4 C)
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
February 2012 (Average temp (-8,1 C)
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
March 2013 (Average temp (-5,9 C)
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Concentration PM10 mg/m3
March 2012 (Average temp (+0,6 C)
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Thank you for your attention
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