Towards Carfree Cities IX, York: 28 June to 1 July 2010

Dear carfree colleagues,

Please find below a reminder that conference registration is now open
- with early booking discount until 31 January 2010 - and your
programme proposals are welcome before 11 December 2009.

Towards Carfree Cities IX: How Do We Get There?
York, United Kingdom: 28 June to 1 July 2010

Registration now open: http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/

The goal of the Towards Carfree Cities conference series is to promote
alternatives to car-oriented urban and transport planning, ultimately
leading to the transformation of towns and cities into human-scaled
environments rich in public space and community life. 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.

Next year's conference, co-organised by World Carfree Network and
York-based members of Carfree UK, has the theme "How Do We Get
There?". It will focus on bringing carfree communities to life,
considering a range of strategies from temporary events to permanent
street conversions to European models of new carfree development. We
plan to carry out a real street conversion too!

We will also learn from and seek inspiration from the past, by looking
at how the medieval pedestrian city was organised spatially, and how
the lessons can 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.

We are now seeking related proposals for presentations, workshops and
other activities. Programme proposals of up to two pages in length
should be sent in English to [email protected] by 11 December.
Please include:
1. a description of your proposed activity;
2. the anticipated or desired outcome of the activity;
3. an estimation of the time you will require;
4. relevant personal information or experience, and your full contact details.

We hope to see many of you in York next June!

Regards,

Simon Field
on behalf of the TCC IX organising committee.

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TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES IX
28 June - 1 July 2010, York, UK
[email protected]
www.worldcarfree.net/conference/

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