Making Jūrmala a safe place

Every summer in Jūrmala not only a number of guests is rising, but also a number of cars which drive into the city causing traffic jams. The City Council is actively working on these issues in collaboration with the Municipal Police.

The last season 'BalticBike' users spent . 20,000 hours on the bikes which is equivalent to more than 2 years of non-stop cycling. 'BalticBike' rohas 100 bicycles easily stsavailable in 11 places H/f) Riga and Jūrmala.

As a resort city Jūrmala offers its guests and residents an alternative way of transportation, i.e. bicycles and public transport. From 2010 air-Baltic offers the'BalticBike'to rent in Riga and leave in Jūrmala in one of three access points. As reported by airBaltic commercial director Tero Taskila 'BalticBike' bikes are equally popular among foreign tourists and residents of Riga and Jūrmala. A decreased rental fee for bicycles is only 0.70 LVL per hour, which is no more than a single ticket for the public transport.

Jūrmala participates in the annual Mobility Week. The aim of the European Mobility Week campaign is to encourage the use of energy-efficient forms of transport (cycling, walking). It will help to decrease atmosphere pollution, to slow down the global warming, and to improve the quality of life in the cities.

Jūrmala also tries to guarantee the homes for local people in difficult situation. On 22 September there were ridgepole celebrations in the Līču Street 2, where three storey blocks of flats are located. They guarantee home for 65 families who are waiting for government assistance in solving the housing issues.The project was re-aligned in a very short time, by cooperating municipalities "Jurmala Development Projects" Ltd. and the planning department of Jūrmala City Council. Currently about 500 families are waiting for the municipal assistance in solving housing issues.