Re: Carfree at Ecocities?
Simon Field <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:21:42 +0000 (GMT)
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--1004745413-937111647-1353338502=:45916 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Kirstin, I agree that next year's Ecocities conference would be a good opportunity t= o (re)introduce carfree to a broader audience, as well as facilitating the = networking of carfree campaigners. On the subject of sustainable urban development and Freiburg, members of th= is list might be interested in the Low Car(bon) Communities report that I c= o-authored and was published by ITDP last year: http://www.itdp.org/documents/092611_ITDP_NED_Desktop_Print.pdf Many of the case study locations are well known, but much of the quantitati= ve analysis was new and is hopefully useful for persuading policymakers of = the benefits of carfree and car-reduced development. If you think a present= ation related to the report would fit well in the conference programme, I'd= be happy to discuss this further off-list. Best regards, Simon. ________________________________ From: Kirstin Miller <[email protected]> To: office-3s5y7F/[email protected]=20 Cc: [email protected]; carfree_network-/[email protected]=20 Sent: Sunday, 21 October 2012, 18:17 Subject: Re: [carfree_network] How to link carism and environmentalism =20 Dear Franz, nice to hear from you and thank you for the follow up emphasizi= ng how the numbers of decreased car use are linked to urban patterns of inc= reased accessibility by proximity (walkability) and transit options other t= han the car. In the USA, it's also further supported by expensive parking m= etering, high fines for illegal parking/zones and, importantly, a new kind = of lifestyle culture among the 'creative class' and young people that sees = the car as more of an unnecessary expense than an asset. The lesson we are = learning is that regular middle class people here won't go car free just be= cause they have been educated about the problems cars cause. There needs to= be a practical solution for their urban lifestyle needs and expectations a= nd cultural incentives that are more than just about being environmentally = correct.=A0 In Europe some cities have had success in stopping sprawl, for example Frie= burg Germany -- but they have a very strict urban growth boundary and have = planned for strategic infill to help meet demand for growth within the city= limits with good transit.=A0 We'd really welcome the opportunity to bring the two related ideas of Ecoci= ty and Carfree City closer together, at Ecocity 10 in Nantes and otherwise.= Here is the link to the Call for Content for the Nantes conference and I'd= be happy to further discuss strategy with you. http://www.ecocity-2013.com/en/call-contributions Regards, Kirstin Ecocity Builders --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. 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To unsubscribe from this group, send email to carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den --1004745413-937111647-1353338502=:45916 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Dear Kirstin,<br><br>I agree tha= t next year's Ecocities conference would be a good opportunity to (re)intro= duce carfree to a broader audience, as well as facilitating the networking = of carfree campaigners.<br><br>On the subject of sustainable urban developm= ent and Freiburg, members of this list might be interested in the Low Car(b= on) Communities report that I co-authored and was published by ITDP last ye= ar:<br>http://www.itdp.org/documents/092611_ITDP_NED_Desktop_Print.pdf<br>M= any of the case study locations are well known, but much of the quantitativ= e analysis was new and is hopefully useful for persuading policymakers of t= he benefits of carfree and car-reduced development. If you think a presenta= tion related to the report would fit well in the conference programme, I'd = be happy to discuss this further off-list.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Simon.<br><br><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica,= sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,= new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D= "Arial" size=3D"2"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">F= rom:</span></b> Kirstin Miller <[email protected]><br> <b><span styl= e=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> office-3s5y7F/[email protected] <br><b><span st= yle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> [email protected]; carfree_net= work-/[email protected] <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</spa= n></b> Sunday, 21 October 2012, 18:17<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bo= ld;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [carfree_network] How to link carism and envir= onmentalism<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-contr= ol" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv1094601230"><div>Dear Franz, nice to hear= from you and thank you for the follow up emphasizing how the numbers of de= creased car use are linked to urban patterns of increased accessibility by proximity (walkabil= ity) and transit options other than the car. In the USA, it's also further = supported by expensive parking metering, high fines for illegal parking/zon= es and, importantly, a new kind of lifestyle culture among the 'creative cl= ass' and young people that sees the car as more of an unnecessary expense t= han an asset. The lesson we are learning is that regular middle class peopl= e here won't go car free just because they have been educated about the pro= blems cars cause. There needs to be a practical solution for their urban li= festyle needs and expectations and cultural incentives that are more than j= ust about being environmentally correct. <div><br></div><div>In Europe= some cities have had success in stopping sprawl, for example Frieburg Germ= any -- but they have a very strict urban growth boundary and have planned f= or strategic infill to help meet demand for growth within the city limits with good transit. </div><div><br></div><div>We'd really welco= me the opportunity to bring the two related ideas of Ecocity and Carfree Ci= ty closer together, at Ecocity 10 in Nantes and otherwise. Here is the link= to the Call for Content for the Nantes conference and I'd be happy to furt= her discuss strategy with you.</div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_bla= nk" href=3D"http://www.ecocity-2013.com/en/call-contributions">http://www.e= cocity-2013.com/en/call-contributions</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,= Kirstin</div><div>Ecocity Builders<br> </div></div></div></div> </div> </= div></body></html> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google<br /> Groups "World Carfree Network" group.<br /> To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected]<br /> Replies are sent to the author of the message.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br /> carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected]<br /> For more options, visit this group at<br /> <a href=3D"http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den">= http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den</a> --1004745413-937111647-1353338502=:45916--