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Subject: [world-carfree-news_eng] WORLD CARFREE NEWS #47 - SEPTEMBER 2007
WORLD CARFREE NEWS >>>
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Edition no. 47 - September 2007 - English version
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Dear Reader - Due to the recent Towards Carfree Cities conference that
took place in Istanbul, Turkey, the August Bulletin comes somewhat
belated. We will however serve you in two weeks time with the October
Bulletin - a special on World Carfree Day events around the world.
Contents:
QUOTATION OF THE MONTH
IN THE NEWS
WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS
- WORLD CARFREE NETWORK SEEKS YOUR SUPPORT
- STREET CONVERSION DESIGN CONTEST: DEADLINE IS NOV.15
- "BEST OF CARBUSTERS" READER RELEASED IN CZECH LANGUAGE
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL VIENNA
- EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY CHARTER AND COMPETITION
- BLACK CAR COLLECTIVE
- SAVE A TONNE!
- CARAVAN/PRAGUE out on DVD
- WALKABILITY SCORE
- CARFREE TIMES ONLINE
JUST FOR FUN
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QUOTATION OF THE MONTH >>
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"Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the Democrats, promoting 19th
century solutions to 21st century problems. If you don't like it, ride
a bike. If you don't like the price at the pumps, ride a bike."
-US Congressman Patrick McHenry, who was complaining about a
proposed bill from the Democratic party that would provide those who
commute to work by bicycle instead of car a monthly $20 tax reduction.
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IN THE NEWS >>
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-Norway introduces strict car advertising rules. Beginning this month,
Norway puts into effect what has been termed as some of the world's
strictest automobile advertising guidelines. No car can be advertised
as "green," "clean" or "environmentally friendly," unless extremely
well documented, which is quite difficult. The new law comes into
effect on October 15th.
-Hungarian Government steps up support for cycling infrastructure. In
the aftermath of the world's largest Critical Mass rides and intensive
lobbying efforts on behalf of bicycle advocacy organizations, at the
end of August, the Hungarian government approved and signed the final
"Cycling Hungary Programme". This programme has earmarked roughly 235
million Euros, to be spent on cycling matters and infrastructure over
the next seven years. The funds will come mainly from EU sources, with
the goal to build cycle paths nationwide and promote cycling.
-After a REBAR-like PARK(ing) action in Geneva, Switzerland, the area
in question turned permanently carfree, due to the fact that some
protected plant species sprung up there, and so the area could no
longer be reconverted to parking spaces. Background story in French,
including photos:
www.ville-ge.ch/geneve/amenagement/site_amena_ephemere/am_03.htm
-The city of Boston, Massachusetts is looking to become a more bicycle
friendly place. Mayor Menino has recently declared his interest in
bicycling, and the city is about to announce its Bicycle Program,
including new bike lanes, among other things.
Advocacy group LivableStreets Alliance is following the action
(www.livablestreets.info).
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/25/menino_puts_new_spin_on_getting_around_the_hub/
-Police attacked and arrested 20 cyclists in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
USA, on a 400 strong Critical Mass ride this past August 31st.
According to Indymedia, the police, unprovoked, started attacking the
crowd, first with excessively violent arrests, then mace, pepper
spray, brandishing batons and using tasers (a type of stun gun) on
bikers.
http://twincities.indymedia.org/newswire/display/31148/index.php
-In Prague, Czech Republic, a new law stipulates the rights of all
citizens, regardless of age, to be entitled to parking passes. As
otherwise parking prices are on the rise and becomes exponentially
more expensive with each additional car, this has had the unintended
effect of many people transferring the ownership of their vehicle to
their children. Thus Prague might now be the world leader in the
number of young children who own luxury vehicles.
http://www.radio.cz/en/issue/95226
-General Motors Corp. (GM) in Detroit, USA is experiencing a strike on
behalf of the United Auto Workers. Analysts have noted that if the
strike lasts for very long, it could cost the company billions of
dollars - around $8 billion in the first month and $7 billion in the
second month of strike.
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WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS >>
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WORLD CARFREE NETWORK SEEKS YOUR SUPPORT
Currently the World Carfree Network is undergoing financial
difficulties. Now, more than ever, we need your continued support to
sustain our activities (such as the monthly news bulletin you are
reading) and run the International Coordination Centre, based in
Prague, Czech Republic.
Whether it means joining as an individual member (you can choose
between membership levels), or making a donation to the Coordination
Centre, we are counting on your help. For joining as a member, please
see www.worldcarfree.net/join/. If you are interested in making a
donation, please contact Christi at cbrooks[at]worldcarfree.net.
STREET CONVERSION DESIGN CONTEST: DEADLINE IS NOV.15
Through our 2nd Annual Street Conversion Design Contest, we are
challenging architects, artists and ordinary citizens from around the
world to design carfree spaces from formerly car-oriented spaces. In
addition to World Carfree Network one-year memberships, cash prizes
will range from 100-200 EUR for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in three
categories (9 winners in total). Please see
for further details.
"BEST OF CARBUSTERS" READER RELEASED IN CZECH LANGUAGE
As a part of the three year Visegrad Publications Project, a 200 page
Carbusters reader with snazzy graphics has just been released in its
Czech edition, and will be forthcoming later this fall in Hungarian,
Slovakian and Polish. For information about distribution, contact
Michal at michal[at]worldcarfree.net.
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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS >>
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BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL VIENNA
the BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL from NYC starts in Vienna with its firsts
art show openings of ART CYCLE VIENNA this Thursday, the film festival
itself opens with BIKES ROCK concert on oct 4 and shows 70 bicycle
movies in 10 programms oct 5-7 ! additional
fun: alleycat, tall bike jousting, parties, bikeball!
Information in English:
http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2007_site/vienna/index_en.php
Ticket reservations: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY CHARTER AND COMPETITION
The European Commission has launched a competition to participate in
road safety issues. You can sign the charter and submit your own
experiences or proposals for more road safety. Prizes are in the form
of trips to top weekend destinations in Europe. Deadline is September
30th. http://www.paueducation.com/chartercontest/.
BLACK CAR COLLECTIVE
The Black Car collective has launched a project to turn cars into art,
while at the same time discontinuing the use of the vehicle and
receiving a pledge by the former driver not to drive anymore. Contact
Bruce at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and visit http://autovoid.blogspot.com/.
SAVE A TONNE!
Travelwise week, 17th-22nd September, has seen the launch of
www.saveatonne.com, a simple but informative one page website
featuring ten effortless actions which we can easily adopt within our
working environment to save money, save energy and save a tonne of
CO2.
CARAVAN/PRAGUE out on DVD
Featured in Carbusters #31, CARAVAN/PRAGUE is now out on DVD. A
bicycle caravan with the theme, "Money or Life" traveled 500 miles
across Europe to join protests in Prague against the International
Monetary Fund and World Bank. For trailers and more information about
the film, see www.caravanprague.com. You may also contact the directer
Zack Winestine at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WALKABILITY SCORE
"Access by proximity" is the key to eliminating car dependence is an
on-line tool that uses Google Earth's database of business and civic
locations to create a "walkability score" for any address in the U.S.
Based on its proximity to various types of stores, parks, schools,
etc. the website is overall visually appealing and is a nice graphical
demonstration of what
access by proximity means.
www.walkscore.com/
CARFREE TIMES ONLINE
The new edition of online Carfree Times has just come out and can be
viewed at www.carfree.com/cft/i047.html. Free subscription available
at www.carfree.com/cft/0subscribe_qz.html.
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JUST FOR FUN >>
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Towards Carfree Cities VII Istanbul Conference in pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/edugreen/TowardCarFreeCitiesIstanbul2007
http://picasaweb.google.com/benicchio/2007_08Istambul?authkey=Qu2Eu9JwtT0
An exhibition titled "Bicycle City" in the Tranzit Art Café in
Budapest, a café that formerly housed a bus station, features bicycle
scenes from the twentieth century:
kerekparosvaros.extra.hu/kepek.htm
Street Life. Original texts and photography surrounding the topic of
street life, from the the online journal of the Eastern European
Cultural and Literary Journal Plotki: www.plotki.net (when no longer
on the front page, can be accessed in the Online Issues Archive)
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Bulletin #47 by Justin Hyatt
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