RE: like WCN? like Venice? (let's go network...)
Milan Boric <[email protected]> Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:19 +0100
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ciao,
Dear Joel, I agree with most of the things you have mentioned. Yes Venice i=
s for sure very expensive city.=20
I will be participating at EcotopiaBiketour from Torino or Milano towards V=
enice.
I guess we will be staying close to Venice at Mestre. Actually we are looki=
ng for a cheap solution as a sleeping place.
We will be there around 19th or 20th of September. I'm not sure if I will s=
tay there for a few more days.
Here at Belgrade my NGO "Yugo Cycling Campaign" has applied for a funding o=
f European Mobility Week Program.
If we get the approval there will be some small scale one day conference "E=
co-Mobility" on 20th of September with=20
two international guests from EC Directory General for Environment and Euro=
pean Cyclists Federation.
I will inform you, or simply send you invitation when there will be certain=
decision about this conference.
I was thinking about meeting at Belgrade if not for this occasion but for s=
ome other opportunity to show you the city
of Belgrade which has wonderful location at confluence of two big rivers Sa=
va and Danube.
But my hometown has so many problems with traffic congestion and one of the=
worst public transport systems in
the neighborhood. There has been some initiatives to make it better with in=
troduction of new vehicles like new trams,
trolleys and buses but this is just small contribution to solution of the b=
ig problem.
Public campaigns like Rising Awareness About Choice of Alternative Transpor=
t are almost useless if there is not safe
space at the streets for cyclists. That's why we now have our traditional m=
onthly Critical Mass "Streets for Cyclists"=20
organized every last Friday at 5:30 pm. We have celebrated our first birthd=
ay with around 100 participants !. Not that
much !. Well this is just the first year. But the number is still growing f=
rom month to the next month there will be more
cyclists. We want to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and =
ride bikes instead.
I'm eager to help and solve the problem of our network as soon as possible =
and continue with our collaboration in the
future. I'd like to hear your opinion about the further steps towards the c=
onsolidation of the WCN.
All the best.
Milan Boric
Secretary of the presidency=20
Yugo Cycling Campaign
www.bicikl.info
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100003763566119&sk=3Dinfo =20
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> 16 May 2012 [email protected], Joel wrote:
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> Responding to Justin's recent post:
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> Hi All,
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> So far there has seemed to be little interest in a network meeting in Ven=
ice. I'm not sure why, but I have one thought: Venice is expensive. Is that=
holding people back? Should we look for a low-cost alternative, perhaps ne=
ar Venice, so that those attending the Degrowth conference can easily atten=
d the WCN meeting?
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> I am very discouraged these days. Nothing seems to be going in the right =
direction, and interest in carfree cities actually appears to be declining =
despite the improvements they offer for so many of the problems from which =
we suffer. I really don't have any idea any more what we should be doing. I=
would like to gather with some carfree supporters soon, somewhere. We need=
to discuss what to do next.
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> Best,
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> Joel
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> >Here is another attempt to insert some life into this list (as well as n=
etwork). This September 19-23 there is going to be a conference in Venice, =
Italy on Degrowth. This is an important movement that has gained traction i=
n the past few years (some of you may have read about Francois Schneider an=
d his 14 month walk with donkey in France, in one issue of Carbusters). you=
can learn more about the conference at <http://www.venezia2012.it/?lang=3D=
en>http://www.venezia2012.it/?lang=3Den. (can also register there)
> >
> >Venice is also the glorious example, par excellence, of a carfree city a=
nd beautiful carfree spaces, that all of us in the network like to gush abo=
ut. Well, there has been some talk among a few of us, of getting carfree pe=
ople to attend the conference, and using the opportunity to spend a little =
time (ideally after the main conference) of planning for future ways that W=
CN can play a role in shaping sustainable mobility and moving forward the c=
arfree concept, in light of the closing of the Prague office closed last ye=
ar.
> >
> >Take this then as a call to see who is interested and would like to atte=
nd, or help plan a mini-event and get-together. It will be great to see som=
e old carfree activists come together, but it can be equally super if some =
fresh faces show up. Anyone interested, please speak up! (either on-list or=
off-list)
> >
> >Also in the planning is the ecotopia biketour, which will travel by bike=
from Spain through France to Italy, ending up at the conference. Then ther=
e is a group who want to walk a stretch to the conference, with a donkey en=
tourage, just like Francois all those years ago (Francois btw, will also be=
present, at least at the conf) . I've heard also about a regatta with rowb=
oats... So in a word, there is hope to do some action, such as a critical m=
ass ride, or something else that we could organize. I think it could be gre=
at if an action could take place that would specifically bring the carfree =
nature of Venice to light, support and promote that aspect of the city.
> >
> >So, here is the question, what are any of your action ideas for such an =
occasion? I know that if Joel comes, he'll take a video or three. What else=
could we do? perhaps use the occasion as a scene for a statement broadcast=
worldwide? some media action? theatrical or otherwise? in Venice we wouldn=
't so much protest AGAINST something as FOR it...
> >
> >if anyone wants to discuss this here, would be great, we still have a li=
ttle bit of time... also, if enough momentum develops, we can migrate to a =
smaller discussion forum. As other groups such as biketour are planning act=
ions, we could coordinate something together. I have contact with the confe=
rence organizers and am also looking for more contacts to local institution=
s or groups. would be nice to hear from any italians on the list..
> >
> >looking forward to a response or two!
> >
> >Justin
> >
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<br>ciao,<br><br>Dear Joel, I agree with most of the things you have mentio=
ned. Yes Venice is for sure very expensive city. <br><br>I will be particip=
ating at EcotopiaBiketour from Torino or Milano towards Venice.<br>I guess =
we will be staying close to Venice at Mestre. Actually we are looking for a=
cheap solution as a sleeping place.<br>We will be there around 19th or 20t=
h of September. I'm not sure if I will stay there for a few more days.<br><=
br>Here at Belgrade my NGO "Yugo Cycling Campaign" has applied for a fundin=
g of European Mobility Week Program.<br>If we get the approval there will b=
e some small scale one day conference "Eco-Mobility" on 20th of September w=
ith <br>two international guests from EC Directory General for Environment =
and European Cyclists Federation.<br>I will inform you, or simply send you =
invitation when there will be certain decision about this conference.<br><b=
r>I was thinking about meeting at Belgrade if not for this occasion but for=
some other opportunity to show you the city<br>of Belgrade which has wonde=
rful location at confluence of two big rivers Sava and Danube.<br>But my ho=
metown has so many problems with traffic congestion and one of the worst pu=
blic transport systems in<br>the neighborhood. There has been some initiati=
ves to make it better with introduction of new vehicles like new trams,<br>=
trolleys and buses but this is just small contribution to solution of the b=
ig problem.<br><br>Public campaigns like Rising Awareness About Choice of A=
lternative Transport are almost useless if there is not safe<br>space at th=
e streets for cyclists. That's why we now have our traditional monthly Crit=
ical Mass "Streets for Cyclists" <br>organized every last Friday at 5:30 pm=
. We have celebrated our first birthday with around 100 participants !. Not=
that<br>much !. Well this is just the first year. But the number is still =
growing from month to the next month there will be more<br>cyclists. We wan=
t to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and ride bikes inste=
ad.<br><br>I'm eager to help and solve the problem of our network as soon a=
s possible and continue with our collaboration in the<br>future. I'd like t=
o hear your opinion about the further steps towards the consolidation of th=
e WCN.<br><br>All the best.<br><br>Milan Boric<br><br>Secretary of the pres=
idency <br><br>Yugo Cycling Campaign<br><br>www.bicikl.info<br><br> ht=
tp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100003763566119&sk=3Dinfo =
<br> &nb=
sp; <br><br><div><div id=3D"SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> 16 May 2=
012 [email protected], Joel wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> Responding t=
o Justin's recent post:<br>> <br>> Hi All,<br>> <br>> So far th=
ere has seemed to be little interest in a network meeting in Venice. I'm no=
t sure why, but I have one thought: Venice is expensive. Is that holding pe=
ople back? Should we look for a low-cost alternative, perhaps near Venice, =
so that those attending the Degrowth conference can easily attend the WCN m=
eeting?<br>> <br>> I am very discouraged these days. Nothing seems to=
be going in the right direction, and interest in carfree cities actually a=
ppears to be declining despite the improvements they offer for so many of t=
he problems from which we suffer. I really don't have any idea any more wha=
t we should be doing. I would like to gather with some carfree supporters s=
oon, somewhere. We need to discuss what to do next.<br>> <br>> Best,<=
br>> <br>> Joel<br>> <br>> <br>> >Here is another attempt=
to insert some life into this list (as well as network). This September 19=
-23 there is going to be a conference in Venice, Italy on Degrowth. This is=
an important movement that has gained traction in the past few years (some=
of you may have read about Francois Schneider and his 14 month walk with d=
onkey in France, in one issue of Carbusters). you can learn more about the =
conference at <http://www.venezia2012.it/?lang=3Den>http://www.venezi=
a2012.it/?lang=3Den. (can also register there)<br>> ><br>> >Ven=
ice is also the glorious example, par excellence, of a carfree city and bea=
utiful carfree spaces, that all of us in the network like to gush about. We=
ll, there has been some talk among a few of us, of getting carfree people t=
o attend the conference, and using the opportunity to spend a little time (=
ideally after the main conference) of planning for future ways that WCN can=
play a role in shaping sustainable mobility and moving forward the carfree=
concept, in light of the closing of the Prague office closed last year.<br=
>> ><br>> >Take this then as a call to see who is interested an=
d would like to attend, or help plan a mini-event and get-together. It will=
be great to see some old carfree activists come together, but it can be eq=
ually super if some fresh faces show up. Anyone interested, please speak up=
! (either on-list or off-list)<br>> ><br>> >Also in the plannin=
g is the ecotopia biketour, which will travel by bike from Spain through Fr=
ance to Italy, ending up at the conference. Then there is a group who want =
to walk a stretch to the conference, with a donkey entourage, just like Fra=
ncois all those years ago (Francois btw, will also be present, at least at =
the conf) . I've heard also about a regatta with rowboats... So in a word, =
there is hope to do some action, such as a critical mass ride, or something=
else that we could organize. I think it could be great if an action could =
take place that would specifically bring the carfree nature of Venice to li=
ght, support and promote that aspect of the city.<br>> ><br>> >=
So, here is the question, what are any of your action ideas for such an occ=
asion? I know that if Joel comes, he'll take a video or three. What else co=
uld we do? perhaps use the occasion as a scene for a statement broadcast wo=
rldwide? some media action? theatrical or otherwise? in Venice we wouldn't =
so much protest AGAINST something as FOR it...<br>> ><br>> >if =
anyone wants to discuss this here, would be great, we still have a little b=
it of time... also, if enough momentum develops, we can migrate to a smalle=
r discussion forum. As other groups such as biketour are planning actions, =
we could coordinate something together. I have contact with the conference =
organizers and am also looking for more contacts to local institutions or g=
roups. would be nice to hear from any italians on the list..<br>> ><b=
r>> >looking forward to a response or two!<br>> ><br>> >J=
ustin<br>> ><br>> >-- <br>> >You received this message be=
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