ZAGREB, October 13, 2019 – The CityWalk international project, of which the northern Croatian city of Varaždin is part, which promotes walking in cities with a view to reducing pollution and improving people’s health, received the RegioStars award in Brussels earlier this week.
This European award for innovative regional projects has been presented since 2004.
The goal is to improve air quality, reduce noise and make people healthier, said the European Commission, which organised the presentation of the award.
CityWalk received the award of the basis of votes by EU citizens, submitted online between July 9 and September 9.
Seventeen partner institutions from Croatia, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia participate in CityWalk, which provides city dwellers with information on routes via a mobile phone app, encourages them to refrain from driving cars, and encompasses recommendations on encouraging mobility in cities and the expansion of pedestrian zones.
A total of €2.2 million was invested in the project, of which 1.9 million from the EU budget. The pilot project lasted from December 2016 to May 2019.
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