17.05.2021

The upcoming summer the main historic city street will be 'living' a new life. 

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On Saturday, June 5, the project titled «In the Centre of Mira» will officially open. Every weekend, three districts of Mira Av. will become pedestrianised: from Perensona St to Oborony St, while only Diktatury Proletariata St. will be left for the transport to drive on.

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Today, the first details of the project «In the Centre of Mira» were presented at the offsite meeting of the Mayor. The main issue was the technical intricacies of the project. For example, the shut-off of the avenue will take place on the eve of the weekend – on Friday evening, starting 21.00. And on Saturday morning guests of Mira Av will already be able to have breakfast and drink coffee on the street locations of cafes and coffee shops. They will be organised both on the sidewalk and on the roadways of the avenue. The event programme starts around noon. The exact kinds of street formats of activities and events prepared for the townspeople and guests of the city alike are still kept secret. However, the plan is to make every weekend unlike the previous one. 

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Deputy Mayor - Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Investment Development Irina Antipina spoke about the work that was carried out with entrepreneurs participating in the project:

— We talked with every entrepreneur based in the overlap zone. The project caused a positive response, especially since last year we had a good experience: during the pandemic, many cafes put tables outside and this was in demand. To date, we have confirmed 19 project participants, three shops among those. 

Entrepreneurs participating in the project do have certain requirements for the design of street locations to adhere to, so that everything looks tasteful and harmonises with the appearance of the avenue itself. Locations will be decorated with floral designs, while outdoor umbrellas will protect guests from bad weather.

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During the meeting, various issues were considered, ranging from cleaning the avenue, placing public loos, garbage bins, the number of parking spaces within walking distance, etc.

As the head of the administration of the Central District Vadim Voitsekhovsky said, serious preparatory work was carried out to launch the project, and it continues to date. Almost all departments of the city administration are involved in it. Experts studied the experience of developing pedestrian infrastructure in other cities and not only in Russia.

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The participants of the meeting emphasised that the essence of the «In the Centre of Mira» is not simply about freeing it from cars and turning it into a street of food, coffee or a City Day every weekend. According to Mayor Sergei Eremin, this is a project with a completely different ideology:

— With this project a new street culture should be born in Krasnoyarsk. I would very much like these three quarters of the avenue to become a place for emotions from the meetings of the townspeople, communication, and the special charm of this pedestrian and promenade space. If we think in house terms, then Mira Av should turn into a parlour for the whole big Krasnoyarsk family to meet in.

The idea to make Mira Av a pedestrian avenue on weekends came from Krasnoyarsk residents themselves, and was actively discussed on social networks and at meetings of the Mayor with residents of different districts. As Sergei Eremin emphasised, opinions and feedback from the townspeople will still remain the main ones: 

— The project is not a dogma, it will develop and be corrected on the go. It is clear that we cannot do it without some rough edges, but we must try new things, not stand still. They say that summer is a small life. And I hope that this summer our main avenue will live its small, interesting life to the fullest. See you in the centre of Mira.