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Planning the walking and cycling network in Põlva, Estonia

2006; WIT Press; Volume: 1; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2495/ut060221

1746-4498

Miia Myllylä, Nina Karasmaa,

Urban Transport and Accessibility

Promoting pedestrian and bicycle traffic in the Põlva region is an exemplary project in Estonia.The project is financed by the EU.A report of the initial stages of the project was completed at the end of 2005.The main planning target is a region-wide and multifunctional walking and cycling network.The project work was started in 2005.As the EU project in Põlva is intended to serve as a model for other towns and municipalities in Estonia, a manual titled "Planning pedestrian and bicycle traffic network in Municipalities" was issued, based on Finland's expertise and experience.No other similar manuals to our knowledge have been issued in Europe.The Põlva project is also a matching example of Finnish-Estonian cooperation.