Fw: Johannesburg will hold the EcoMobility World Festival 2015!
Simon Field <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:35:08 +0000
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---1019788788-272388394-1426754108=:58877 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: EcoMobility World Festival <[email protected]> To: s.d.field-qw6QB7/[email protected]=20 Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2015, 8:51 Subject: Johannesburg will hold the EcoMobility World Festival 2015! =20 Johannesburg will hold the EcoMobility World Festival 2015! =20 EcoMobility World Festival official project launch=C2=A0 =20 View this email in your browser =20 EcoMobility World Festival 2015 officially launched Johannesburg dares to ban cars from CBD=C2=A0 =C2=A0 In October this year, the world will see a first-of-its-kind experiment to = bring about a shift from car-dominated transport to EcoMobility in cities: = Johannesburg will close a key part of Sandton Central Business District to = cars and encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport for the ent= ire month. The happening is framed as EcoMobility World Festival, the first= such event in Africa and the second in the world. Mayor Parks Tau has offi= cially launched the EcoMobility World Festival project on 17 March 2015 at = an event attended by key stakeholders in Johannesburg. =E2=80=9CWe have never imagined Sandton, the economic powerhouse of Joburg,= to be a parking lot. We need to redefine mobility in Sandton. The new mobi= lity needs to be an integrated one that serves people. It will happen in Oc= tober, the future will be seen today. Driven by ICLEI, we will partner with= local organizations and stakeholders to make the EcoMobility World Festiva= l a success and a beneficial experience for all those involved,=E2=80=9D an= nounced the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Parks Tau. ICLEI=E2=80=99s Secretary General Gino Van Begin said: =E2=80=9CAn EcoMobil= ity World Festival is the chance for a city to demonstrate to the entire wo= rld that citizens and city leaders can make a difference in addressing clim= ate change, urban emissions and urban liveability through mobility. The way= we move defines the future of our cities. ICLEI is proud of the citizens a= nd the leadership of Johannesburg for having taken such a landmark decision= .=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CThe EcoMobility World Festival is a once-in-a-life time opportunit= y for the local community to try out a scenario of future sustainable livin= g,=E2=80=9D says initiator and Creative Director of the EcoMobility Festiva= ls, Konrad Otto-Zimmermann. Otto-Zimmermann works at The Urban Idea and is = a former head of ICLEI. =E2=80=9CIt means experiencing and showcasing an ec= omobile lifestyle in a real city, by real people, in real time.=E2=80=9D Over the next few months, the City of Johannesburg will engage in participa= tory approaches with residents, property owners, businesses and transport s= takeholders to finalize the roads to be closed, the alternative arrangement= s and the festival activities. During the launch event Mayor Parks Tau also inaugurated the book =E2=80=9C= Neighborhood in Motion=E2=80=9D. The book documents the unique experience o= f the South Korean city of Suwon in hosting the first EcoMobility World Fes= tival. The book also narrates the experience of the citizens of the neighbo= urhood their initial opposition to the idea of being removing cars and then= their surprise filled happiness in seeing the transformation to a car-free= lifestyle. It also mentions the experiences of various visitors who came t= o Suwon in curiosity and left filled with awe at the city leadership and th= e stakeholder involvement.=C2=A0 Note to the editors: =C2=A0 ICLEI =E2=80=93 Local Governments for Sustainability (http://www.iclei.org)= is the world=E2=80=99s leading network of over 1,000 cities, towns and met= ropolises committed to building a sustainable future. =C2=A0By helping its = Members to make their cities sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, biodiverse= , resource-efficient, healthy and happy, with a green economy and smart inf= rastructure, it impacts over 20% of the world's urban population. The City of Johannesburg is a long-standing member of ICLEI. One of ICLEI= =E2=80=99s key programs is EcoMobility (http://www.ecomobility.org) =E2=80= =93 travel through socially inclusive and environmentally friendly transpor= t options, integrating walking, cycling and use of public transport. Details of the book =C2=A0 Neighborhood in Motion =E2=80=93 One neighborhood, one month, no cars. Konrad Otto-Zimmermann / Yeonhee Park (editors.) 112 pages with approx. 250 ill., English/German. ISBN 978-3-86859-294-8 EUR (D) 28.00 JOVIS publishers, Berlin, January 2015 www.jovis.de =C2=A0 Follow us: @ecomobility_ #joburgecomobility Like us: facebook.com/ecomobility.org Visit us: www.ecomobilityfestival.org =C2=A0 =20 Copyright =C2=A9 2015 EcoMobility, All rights reserved.=20 You are receiving this email because you have subscribed for updates from t= he ICLEI EcoMobility Program.=20 Our mailing address is:=20 EcoMobility Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7Bonn 53113=20 Germany Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 update subscription preference= s=C2=A0=20 --=20 --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. 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or:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align= :left;" valign=3D"top"> <h1 style=3D"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;f= ont-family:Helvetica;font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line= -height:125%;letter-spacing:-1px;text-align:left;color:#606060;">EcoMobilit= y World Festival 2015 officially launched</h1> <h1 style=3D"margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-si= ze:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:= -1px;text-align:left;color:#606060;">Johannesburg dares to ban cars from CB= D <br> </h1> <div style=3D"margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;fo= nt-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left;">In October this year, the w= orld will see a first-of-its-kind experiment to bring about a shift from ca= r-dominated transport to EcoMobility in cities: Johannesburg will close a k= ey part of Sandton Central Business District to cars and encourage walking,= cycling and use of public transport for the entire month. The happening is= framed as EcoMobility World Festival, the first such event in Africa and t= he second in the world. Mayor Parks Tau has officially launched the EcoMobi= lity World Festival project on 17 March 2015 at an event attended by key st= akeholders in Johannesburg.<br> <br> <i>=E2=80=9CWe have never imagined Sandton, the economic powerhouse of Jobu= rg, to be a parking lot. We need to redefine mobility in Sandton. The new m= obility needs to be an integrated one that serves people. It will happen in= October, the future will be seen today. Driven by ICLEI, we will partner w= ith local organizations and stakeholders to make the EcoMobility World Fest= ival a success and a beneficial experience for all those involved,=E2=80=9D= </i> announced the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Parks = Tau.<br> <br> ICLEI=E2=80=99s Secretary General Gino Van Begin said: <i>=E2=80=9CAn EcoMo= bility World Festival is the chance for a city to demonstrate to the entire= world that citizens and city leaders can make a difference in addressing c= limate change, urban emissions and urban liveability through mobility. The = way we move defines the future of our cities. ICLEI is proud of the citizen= s and the leadership of Johannesburg for having taken such a landmark decis= ion.=E2=80=9D</i><br> <br> <i>=E2=80=9CThe EcoMobility World Festival is a once-in-a-life time opportu= nity for the local community to try out a scenario of future sustainable li= ving,=E2=80=9D</i> says initiator and Creative Director of the EcoMobility = Festivals, Konrad Otto-Zimmermann. Otto-Zimmermann works at The Urban Idea = and is a former head of ICLEI. <i>=E2=80=9CIt means experiencing and showca= sing an ecomobile lifestyle in a real city, by real people, in real time.= =E2=80=9D</i><br> Over the next few months, the City of Johannesburg will engage in participa= tory approaches with residents, property owners, businesses and transport s= takeholders to finalize the roads to be closed, the alternative arrangement= s and the festival activities.<br> <br> <img src=3D"https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3a47048051ae2f2024de7834/images/= 67ee0870-4c1c-4acb-a02e-c90a3a9918f9.png" style=3D"width:376px;height:279px= ;float:left;margin:0px 5px 0px 0px;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:no= ne;" height=3D"279" width=3D"376">During the launch event Mayor Parks Tau a= lso inaugurated the book =E2=80=9CNeighborhood in Motion=E2=80=9D. The book= documents the unique experience of the South Korean city of Suwon in hosti= ng the first EcoMobility World Festival. The book also narrates the experie= nce of the citizens of the neighbourhood their initial opposition to the id= ea of being removing cars and then their surprise filled happiness in seein= g the transformation to a car-free lifestyle. It also mentions the experien= ces of various visitors who came to Suwon in curiosity and left filled with= awe at the city leadership and the stakeholder involvement. <br> <br> <i>Note to the editors:</i><br> <br> <b>ICLEI =E2=80=93 Local Governments for Sustainability</b> (http://www.icl= ei.org) is the world=E2=80=99s leading network of over 1,000 cities, towns = and metropolises committed to building a sustainable future. By helpi= ng its Members to make their cities sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, bio= diverse, resource-efficient, healthy and happy, with a green economy and sm= art infrastructure, it impacts over 20% of the world's urban population.<br= > <br> The <b>City of Johannesburg</b> is a long-standing member of ICLEI. One of = ICLEI=E2=80=99s key programs is EcoMobility (http://www.ecomobility.org) = =E2=80=93 <i>travel through socially inclusive and environmentally friendly= transport options, integrating walking, cycling and use of public transpor= t</i>.<br> <b><em>Details of the book</em></b><br> <br> <b>Neighborhood in Motion =E2=80=93 One neighborhood, one month, no cars.</= b><br> <b><img src=3D"https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3a47048051ae2f2024de7834/imag= es/aa87b02a-4fcc-4547-b7bc-95162ec6adde.png" style=3D"width:112px;height:11= 3px;margin:5px;float:left;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;" heig= ht=3D"113" width=3D"112"></b>Konrad Otto-Zimmermann / Yeonhee Park (editors= .)<br> 112 pages with approx. 250 ill., English/German.<br> ISBN 978-3-86859-294-8<br> EUR (D) 28.00<br> JOVIS publishers, Berlin, January 2015<br> www.jovis.de<br> <br> Follow us: @ecomobility_ #joburgecomobility<br> Like us: facebook.com/ecomobility.org<br> Visit us: <a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" 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