Towards Carfree Cities IX York - discussion

Dear all,

We're progressing steadily with plans for the 2010 conference, which will be
held in York, UK from 28 June to 1 July (plus WCN annual meeting on 2 July)
next year. The agreed subtitle is 'How Do We Get There?' - as the main theme
will be focusing on bringing carfree communities to life.

The conference will be centred on practical transition strategies, covering
a range of issues from community-led street conversions to new carfree
development to eco-cities, drawing on the past to build a sustainable
future. We envisage the theoretical why and how morning lectures and
workshops could build nicely into afternoon study tours and active street
conversion exercises, perhaps culminating in panel debates on the
mainstreaming of what we're promoting. Obviously we'll have a better feel
for this following the call for programme proposals - to be issued in
mid-October along with the opening of registration.

In the meantime, we wanted to approach you more generally about ideas
and objectives - what you'd like to see happen at the conference. We have
our own ideas, but we'd also like to hear from you and generate a discussion
on this list. Anyone wish to begin?

Many thanks,

Randy


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Randall Ghent
WORLD CARFREE NETWORK
home address: 20 Gale Lane
Acomb, York YO24 3BB, U.K.
tel: +(44) 1904 796860
skype: randallghent
[email protected]

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