On September 22 Kazan officials will come to work on foot
(September 20, EkaterinaAndreeva). Today IlsurMetshin, the Mayorof Kazan has suggested officials using public transport for one day and set a personal example.
The Car Free Day traditionwas bornin1998inFrance. Largecitiesof Europeinthisdayreducecar use infavor of thetrams, trolleybuses, subway and othermodes of publictransportand alsobicyclesandwalking.
"I proposeto join theCar Free Day; it is not an eye service, notfor thePR-project”, IlsurMetshinsaidreferring to his colleaguesonBusinessMonday, “think aboutthe route withouta car:bicycle, trekking, subway, bus, trolleybus, and tram. Takeanyoption".
The Mayoralsojokinglysuggestedmaking such a practicepermanent. "Earlier there wasa fishingday in canteens on Wednesdays. We mayintroducesuch a Wednesday towardscar", he said.