What:
"Join 8-80 Cities (formerly Walk & Bike for Life) for a 3 day Study Tour in Guadalajara Mexico, March 13-15th, 2010. The theme of this Study Tour is Steps Toward a Car Free Sunday where participants will be provided with relevant operational and management tools, international networking experiences and best practice knowledge based on successful Car Free Sunday programs. The intention of this Study Tour is to position key municipal leaders with the knowledge and experience necessary to move forward with plans to start their own Car Free Sunday program in their respective communities.
What:
Bicycling has come a long way in the last 10 years. The movement has grown larger and more effective; the number of people riding is growing in almost every community in the nation. However, we still need more people on bikes more often, and the reasons keep growing. Whether it‚s obesity, health care, climate change, air quality, energy independence, traffic congestion, economic development or quality of life issues ˆ bicycling has got to be part of the solution. In 2010, Congress and our Federal agencies will be setting national targets and goals for 2020. They will be writing transportation, climate, health care, natural resources and other critical pieces of legislation that will shape our future. Bicycling must be prominently featured in these important pieces of legislation, documents, funding streams and programs. Join us for our national summit - titled Building on Ten Years of Progress - to speak up for bicycling.
What:
The theme for the 2010 conference, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is Engaging Communities to Create Active Living Environments. To seriously address the childhood obesity epidemic, it is crucial to engage communities in defining research questions, identifying promising environmental and policy solutions, and ensuring results are meaningful to the people who are affected. The conference agenda will contain a variety of breakfast roundtable discussions, keynote speakers, plenary and concurrent presentations, as well as panel presentations.
Bangalore - Cycling Action Plan
Engaging Stakeholders
Inspired by a workshop with public officials, cycling experts and enthusiasts, CST-India developed an action plan to make Bangalore the "cycling capital of India.” The goal is to find sustainable, low-cost cycling solutions to combat congestion and traffic accidents, as well as health problems, like asthma and other cardiorespiratory diseases, associated with air pollution.
Arequipa - Mercaderes Street Pedestrianization
People-Friendly Design
The first four blocks of Mercaderes, the main shopping street in downtown Arequipa, Peru, were transformed into a pedestrian-only path. The first two blocks were completed in December 2008; the final two were finished four months later. In addition, sidewalks were widened on several downtown streets.
Films Put Cycling Awareness on Right Track in Mumbai
CST-India hosts Streetfilms screenings to promote active transportation
More than 250 residents of Bandra, a suburban neighborhood in northern Mumbai, learned about the benefits of cycling on May 30 during a special screening of three short documentary films produced by New York-based Streetfilms.
Introduction and Overview
From the San Francisco Office of the Mayor:
Sunday Streets is one of San Francisco’s newest and most exciting initiatives. Modeled on a 30-year-old program started in South America, Sunday Streets opens local roads and streets on Sunday mornings for physical activity. In the process, it brings physical activity space to neighborhoods throughout the city, creating a route for tens of thousands of local families, kids, and adults to walk, jog, and bike, and participate in group exercise.
CTS-Brasil to Help Build Parking for Bicycles
Forty bikes will have a new home outside popular shopping mall in Porto Alegre
The Center for Sustainable Transport Brazil (CTS-Brasil) will install two bicycle parking stations at Barra Shopping Sul, a popular shopping mall located near a 2.5-kilometer cycle path in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
CST-India Shares Strategies for Active Transport in India
The Interface for Cycling Expertise hosts two workshops to discuss bicycling and walking
Transport experts and community-based organizations came together to discuss how to make Indian cities more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly during two workshops organized by the Interface for Cycling Expertise, a Netherlands-based nonprofit that works to develop sustainable urban and transport plans.
Bangalore Moves Forward with Cycle-Inclusive Planning
Workshop participants discuss ways to make city the "cycling capital of India"
Local authorities in Bangalore announced their commitment to bicycling and walking at a Cycling Inclusive Planning Workshop, held on January 31.
The goal was to find sustainable cycling solutions to combat congestion and traffic accidents, as well as health problems, like asthma and other cardiorespiratory diseases, associated with high pollution levels.
