THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM “MOBILITY INDEX IN THE CITIES OF VANADZOR AND GYUMRI” WERE PRESENTED

The “Association of Official Representatives of Automobile Manufacturers”, within the framework of the “Alliance for Sustainable and Green Management” program funded by the EU, as part of the sub-grant program “Green Initiatives”, since December 2023has been implementing the project “Sustainable Mobility Index of the cities of Vanadzor and Gyumri”, the results of which were presented at the Vanadzor City Hall.

AORA President Artyom Petrosyan gradually presented to the audience the events organized within the framework of the project, including academic research, field work, focus groups and sociological surveys, as well as training seminars held in the cities of Vanadzor and Gyumri.

Participants of the event got the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the “Sustainable Mobility Report” both in Armenian and English.

Special attention was paid to the results of the Star Rating for Schools program. During the work carried out, the safety level of a total of 40 schools in Vanadzor and Gyumri was assessed. Given the importance of the issue, the Association has already started a number of interventions in both cities to improve the safety rating of at least one school in each community. The Association intends to complete these works before the start of the 2024-2025 academic year.

During the meeting, an agreement was also reached to continue cooperation between AORA and the Vanadzor City Hall on issues related to the development of sustainable mobility.