In line with the growing relevance of environmental issues on international and European scale and the well-declared EU commitment to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the goal 13 on climate action, by 2030, the Consortium feel the urgent need to actively take a stand against climate change, by acting on the questions pertaining mobility at local level.
This project starts therefore from the need of the Partner Organizations to raise awareness among adult learners, like workers, families and young adults, about the importance of using more sustainable means of transportations as part of broader efforts at EU level towards the creation of a more sustainable and healthier society.
Partner countries share the common disadvantage of having accessible cycling infrastructure and paths, even if they are not fully disposed by local citizens. Indeed, the majority of locals access these cycling infrastructures only for sport and touristic reasons. This results in a waste of public money and nullification of the local environmental policies efforts made by the partner administrations towards more sustainable and healthier mobility habits, in order to reduce climate change effects by minimizing the environmental impact of private cars on the local environmental ecosystems. This clearly explains why, partner countries wish to induce local citizens to use alternative means of transportation, as bike, whose lower environmental impact is scientifically demonstrated.
Indeed, local authorities observed the fact that only by enabling behavioral and mindset changes of inhabitants towards the use of sustainable means of transport, like bike, in their ordinary daily activities, they could effectively contribute to the reduction of air pollution and so to achievement of the sustainable development goal on climate action.
In the light of the above context the General Objective of the project is to raise awareness, while stimulating behavioral change, about sustainable mobility through the development of informal training paths for workers, families and young adults.
The Specific Objectives of the project are:
