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TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES IX – YORK 2010
"How do We Get There?"
28 June to 1 July 2010
We are pleased to announce that the ninth Towards Carfree Cities conference will be held in the historic city of York, UK, from Monday 28 June to Thursday 1 July 2010.
We invite you to join us for this international gathering of experts, practitioners and campaigners dedicated to promoting sustainable and equitable alternatives to the motor car. The focus is on strategy, collaboration and exchange, assisting the practical work of conference participants, from organising carfree days to planning the carfree cities of the future.
Coming to the UK for the first time, this year's conference is hosted by Carfree UK, with the support of The Co-operative Membership, Cycle Heaven of York, Stockholm Environment Institute - York, and others.
This year's conference will focus on bringing carfree communities to life, considering a range of strategies. We are asking the questions: how should we implement the theory, how do we best promote carfree development and how do we gain support for the conversion of car-oriented cities? In short, 'How Do We Get There?'
We will also learn from and seek inspiration from the past, by looking at how the medieval pedestrian city was organised spatially, and how these principles could be applied to future settlements. The key challenges of fostering political and public acceptability for car reduction measures will be examined, including an exploration of the conditions under which people willingly give up the car in exchange for the benefits of living in traffic-free environments.
Have a look at the full programme online: http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/programme_full.php
The conference will be held within the walls of medieval York at the Priory Street Centre, a short walk from the railway station. The World Carfree Network annual meeting will follow the conference on Friday 2 July.
For more information on Towards Carfree Cities IX, visit http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/ or email [log in to unmask]
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Anzir Boodoo, PhD student
The Institute for Transport Studies, The University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT
QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WINNERS - 'sustained transport excellence' - www.its.leeds.ac.uk/queensprize
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