Place of implementation: the Košice Region, the Presov Region, Transcarpathian Ukraine, total cost: 279 523 €
The project is funded by a grant from the Kingdom of Norway through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. Co-funded by the state budget.
NFP amount: 239 574 €
Operational Programme: Norwegian Financial Mechanism
Project Objective: The intention of the project is capacity building and better coordination of planned activities through cooperation with other actors not only within its region but also with neighbouring regions in the field of cycling and cycling tourism with the main emphasis on long-distance cycling routes, primarily the EuroVelo 11 route.
Specific objective of the project:
Ensure coordinated preparation of conceptual documents and technical documentation for selected sections of long-distance cycling routes.
Improve the skills of local stakeholders in the planning and implementation of cycle routes through the implementation of two technical workshops.
Increase public awareness of the possibilities of cycling and cycling tourism in the target regions through the presentation of the implemented activities, e.g. promotional bike ride along the "future" EuroVelo 11 route in the Košice and Prešov regions.
Planned project activities:
Project management and publicity, overall project management, coordination of partners' activities, ensuring project publicity.
Preparation of conceptual documents, elaboration of the concept of long-distance cycling routes in the territory of the Košice Region, including a schematic map of long-distance cycling routes in the Region and surrounding regions.
Mapping and design of long-distance cycling routes on the territory of Transcarpathian region of Ukraine with connection to Slovakia and other regions of Ukraine - conceptual document
Preparation of technical documentation for selected sections of cycle routes, identification of sections of proposed cycle routes and preparation of technical documentation for selected sections of long-distance cycle routes (EuroVelo 11 and Zemplín cycle route) in the territory of KSK and PSK.
Capacity building of local actors and transfer of experience (organisation of technical seminars).
Raising awareness of cycling and cycling tourism opportunities in the target regions.
Project outputs:
Creating new and supporting existing partnerships/networks .
Beneficiary - Košice Self-Governing Region
Partner No. 1 - FORZA, Agency for Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region
Partner No. 2 - Association of Municipalities of Upper Torysa
Partner No. 3 - City of Veľký Šariš
Partner No. 4 - North-East of Slovakia
Partner No. 5 - Hornád Regional Association of Municipalities
Partner No. 6 - Kiev Cyclists Association
Project start date: May 2016
Project completion date: April 2017
Type of project: Non-investment
Implementation phase:
Implemented project activities:
- Bicycles beyond the borders - presentation of KSK (Press conference, 2 June 2017, Košice)
- Seminar "Cycling Infrastructure" (17 - 18 August 2016 Košice, invitation, presentations)
- Seminar "Marking of cycling routes" (3 - 5 October 2016 Lipany, photo documentation)
- Cycling beyond borders - programme of the final conference (Uzhhorod, 6 - 7 April 2017)
- Guide to the Carpathian Cycling Route
- Lower Zemplín cyclemagistrála CM017
- Journey north to EuroVelo 11 - Norway
EuroVelo Tour 2017
- Invitation to the promotional bike ride EuroVelo 11 Tour 2017
- Detailed programme of the EuroVelo 11 Tour 2017
- Application for the Promotional Cyclo Ride along the EuroVelo 11 Tour 2017
Photo gallery:
- Seminar "Cycling Infrastructure" (17 - 18 August 2016 Košice)
- Promotional bike ride EuroVelo 11 Tour 2017 (19 - 21 April 2017)
