What:

World Car Free Day will be an opportunity to find another way for just one day to get around town, leave the car at home and walk, take a bus, train or cycle around town. All this is to help highlight the pollution caused by cars, not just the fumes but the whole cycle of waste and disruption, the noise, delayed journeys, the whole human misery caused by traffic congestion and car pollution. Almost 40% of the transport sector's CO2 emissions are produced by the use of private cars in cities.

For more info:
http://www.22september.org

What:

The 2010 edition of the ECF Velo-city conference series is the first Velo-city conference under the name Velo-city Global to bring together cycling experts and professionals from all over the world in Copenhagen, Denmark's capital. From June 22-25, 2010, it will highlight the bicycle's potential to enhance the quality of life around the world and to solve global challenges such as congestion, obesity and climate change. By going global in ‘cycling city’ Copenhagen the conference is celebrating 30 years of Velo-city conferences held by the European Cyclists' Federation and the previous host cities.

We have chosen the conference name “Different Gears - Same Destination” because we believe that despite our differences, we are all heading in the same direction. We come from different backgrounds, are at different stages and might have different challenges, depending on whether we live in New York, Rio or Amsterdam, but we share the common goal of getting more people cycling throughout the world

For more info:
http://www.welcomehome.dk/default.aspx?id=709

WHAT:

Transportation Alternatives will convene a Bike Culture Summit, bringing together two of the cycling world’s most interesting and disparate voices: blogger Eben Weiss and David V. Herlihy, author of “Bicycle: The History.” The panel will try to tackle some perennial “bike culture” questions, like how should cyclists relate to cars and pedestrians, what can be done to encourage more women to ride, and to what extent should cyclists sacrifice style and convenience for safety?

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.

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.