Propose San Luis Potosi, Mexico to host X Conference Towards Car Free Cities, 2010

X Conference Towards Car Free Cities, 2010
 
                                      February 28, 2008
 
Proposed host City: San Luis Potosí, SLP, México at 2010
 
 
 

Who you are? 
*Bicitropicos:
*Bicicleteros del Trópico de Cáncer, http://bicicleteros.wordpress.com
*Bicicletas Hábitat UASLP
*Equipo Linces
Sitio de información de la bicicleta y el peatón Anahuac
www.caminaralaescuela.org
 
  What organizations you are with?
We have organized world car free day since 2001 every year, in this time
We have get support from collectives, skate state associations, state congressman. 
 
 
 
b. What resources, skill and time are being offered? 
  
Bicicleteros del Tropic de Cancer has been working since 1997. Organized world car free day SLP since 2001, since 2002 with Bicicletas Habitat UASLP, Equipo Linces. SIBYP ANAHUAK promotes and organized International Walk to School Day since 2001. Participate in several advocacy activities in City Hall, State Congress, and State University of San Luis Potosi. Ciclotourisms routes Ruta Chichimeca 2100 Km and to five cities next City San Luis Potosi 280 Km or less since 2002. Organized forums, Critical Mass. Participate in several Congress and Conference the Towards Car Free Conference Bogotá and True Youth Interchange organized by WCFN in Bogotá September 2006.
 
 

What groups would be partners? 
The mentioned above
 
 
What other useful contacts you have?

Several Collectives of young people
Facultad del Hábitat UASLP
Secretaria de Ecología y Gestión Ambiental, Gobierno del Estado
Delegación SEMARNAT San Luis Potosí
Local Hoteles
Ruta Chichimeca México network, www.rutachichimeca.org
Ciclo América Ibero América network, www.cicloamerica.org 
International Walk to School Day, www.iwalktoschool.org 
 
d. Why the conference should be held in your city?
 
We have work in the World Car Free Networks project World car free day, since
2001. Last year in the forum of Facultad del Habitat participate 6 specialist in the
Them teachers and researchers of the Facultad was present the director.
As result of last year WCF Day began Ciclovia in the city last October, it occurs
Las Sunday of week and have were in October, November, December, January, Feb. The those of mobility actually is working several collectives today was
A ride of pedestrian, bike from Tequis to San Miguelito Park was celebrated today. Also collaborate
One of us in bulletin World Car Free Network in Spanish.
 
The State Governator C. CP Marcelo de los Santos are working to get the declaration of the City Down Town “Historic Centre” as World Heritage UNESCO. Downtown has beautiful gardens and plazas, also large pedestrian areas.
In contrast the new growing areas has dedicated to auto infrastructure. General Motors Plant SLP in 2008 are growing the size of the city and creating changes in the city urbanization.  
 
Several studies show that the San Luis Potosi City is able to human mobility. The more professional was done by M.A. Danielle Marie Fillis, Tufts University, Boston Ma, in her Thesis “Barriers to bike infrastructure” http://bicicleteros.wordpress.com
 
 
 
e. What you would like to occur at the conference?
(overall concept and any program details)
 
Participation of young, students, specialist, professionals, politics, ecologist.
 
Open a debate between citizens, humanist and urbanism to decide the profile of
The city and towns of the XXI 
 
Attend the conference people mainly from many counties of the planet.
 
People feel with freedom to interchange know and experience and gain knowledge.
Know the fantastic city San Luis Potosí, land of liberty and intellectual root of Mexican Revolution in 1910, and place of born of General Mariano Jimenez national heroes of Independence 1810. So San Luis Potosi is a good place to have a party.
 
The “Potosinos” have more information to decide the future grows and urbanization of the State Capital City.
 
 
Thematic:

City and village grow and impact in nature, climate
Citizen activism and advocacy
Include Human Mobility in the Study Plans in University
Facility of Legislation about human mobility 
Bicycle friendly cities design
Ciclo América Continental bicycle path network
Safe routes to school 
 
 
 
Activities:

Conference
Short Courses
Walking and cycling through city, parks
Workshop
Sport games
As option Cycle Tourism to Cancer Tropic, Real de 14, SLP 260 Km in the Summer Solstice 2010 at the end of the Conference.
 
San Luis Potosí information:
 
State Government: http://www.sanluispotosi.gob.mx
City Hall: http://www.ayuntamientodeslp.gob.mx
State Congress:  www.congresoslp.gob.mx
Tourist Information: www.visitasanluispotosi.com
 
Regards
 
Agustín Gerardo Villegas Villarreal             
Bicitropico, Sitio de Información de la bicicleta y el peatón Anahuac
 
Jorge Eduardo Villalon
Bicitropico, Bicicletas Facultad del Habitat UASLP
 
Jose Emigdio Martinez Narvaez
Bicitropico, Equipo Linces
 
Victor Treviño Martinez
Bicitropico, Bicicletero del Trópico de Cáncer       


      
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