In Europe

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Please include information under the following headings, please add countries missing from the list. Title: Date: Location: Events planned so far: Organizer: Contact e-mail: Web address:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Prague

Title: The streets without cars

Date: September 20, 2009

Location: Prague 2, Jugoslavska and Londanska incl. Nam. Miru

Events planned so far: On Sept 20, 2009 entire car traffic will be banned in these places in order to create a car-free zone pleasant and accommodating for pedestrians, kids, pets, cyclists, coffee shops, small restaurants and bistros, performances and YOUR activities /garage sales, used books sales, pet saloons, kids playgrounds etc/ ! We are not going to build large stages for pop stars or/and invite beer and sausage stands. We are interested in small local businesses serving /far trade, organic, shade grown/ coffee/tea on street, street musicians and artists and in YOUR IDEAS how to create our common space with exclusion of cars!

Organizer: The Prague based Auto-Mat association in collaboration with other NGOs, artists, cycling community, ped/ts and Prague citizens

Contact e-mail: jakub.hradilek@auto-mat.cz

Web address: http://auto-mat.cz/

Estonia

France

Paris

Title: Critical Mass

Date: September 22th

Location: Place de l'étoile

Events planned so far: Riding around the triumph arch

Organizer: Vélorution Paris

Contact name: Vélorution

Contact e-mail: contact@velorution.org

Web address: 22septembre.org

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Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Zurich

Title: Velodemo 2009

Date: 22 September

Location: Buerkliplatz, Zurich

Events planned so far: Demonstration by bike trough the city

Organizer: Junge Gruene

Contact e-mail: pwelti@yahoo.com

Web address: http://velodemo.ch

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Brighton

Title: Car Free Day - Streets for People

Date: Sunday 20 September 12:00-17:00

Location: The Lanes, New Road, Jubilee Street and Jubilee Square

Events planned so far: A 'forest' in the Lanes, live music and performances

Organizer: Brighton & Hove City Council

Contact name:

Contact e-mail:

Web address: http://www.journeyon.co.uk/events_97.asp

Edinburgh

Title: Park your bike - not your car!

Date:

Location: Davidsons Mains Primary School, Corbiehill Road, Edinburgh

Events planned so far: Walk or cycle to school for the day. Adult-led cycle train into school along local cycle path. Win stickers and goodies!

Organizer:

Contact e-mail: heididocherty@blueyonder.co.uk

Web address:

Title: Cycling to school

Date:

Location: Wester Drylaw Drive Edinburgh (national cycle network Route no 1 north edinburgh)

Events planned so far: This is an event to promote safe travel routes to school for local children around Davidsons Mains/Silverknowes and Drylaw, using the National Cycle Network and adult let cycle train. Cycling to Davidsons Mains primary school using local cycle path not taking car along main roads

Organizer:

Contact e-mail: heididocherty@blueyonder.co.uk

Web address:

Inverness

Title: Encourage car share, cycling and walking

Date:

Location: School and business car parks will be restricted to the private car

Events planned so far: Cycling lessons, road share demonstrations. Electric vehicle re-charge station

Organizer: Transport Development, The Old School House, Station Road, Ardersier. GB-IV2 7HG Inverness, +44 07765212608

Contact person: Mr Jim McCreath

Web address: www.intrans.org.uk

Kidderminster

Title: 2 wheels rather than 4

Date:

Location: Road closure in action on the 19th of September all day on Worcester Street up to Bromsgrove Street and New Road junction

Events planned so far: Reducing landfill through salvaging clothing. Using fuel efficient transport, 2 wheels rather than 4. Scooter ralley, vintage clothes market and reclaim your clothes workshops. Italian slow food market.

Organizer: Health & Sustainability, Duke House, Clensmore Street GB-DY10 2JX Worcester, +44 01562 732572

Contact person: Ms Elaine Halford-Bishop

Web address: www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk

London

Title: Smarter Travel Richmond upon Thames programme

Date:

Location: Richmond High Street, Richmond upon Thames

Events planned so far: A roadshow will be set up with three toblerone style stalls on walking, cycling and public transport. This event is being run as part of the Smarter Travel Richmond upon Thames programme. A 3 year programme run in partnership with Transport for London and Richmond Council. More information is available on the website. Expert staff will be present to engage with the public, plan personalised journeys for them without their cars and advice, support and incentives will be given to people to try greener travel options when they can. Pledges will be taken and various discounts and schemes will be promoted.

Organizer: Transport for London, Richmond Council

Contact e-mail: sana.foss-smith@richmond.gov.uk

Web address: www.smartertravel.org

Title: Creation or enlargement of pedestrian areas in Westminster

Date:

Location: to be confirmed...

Events planned so far: Road closure to promote the climate change requirements with interactive exhibitions on cycling, walking, electric vehicles and healthy lifestyle. Will also support a nerly developed streetscape improvement scheme. Public exhibitions on wayfinding for pedestrians and cyclists. Bike checks and promotional interactive exhibitions on climate change and looking after the planet.

Organizer: Transportation department, Westminster City Hall 64 Victoria Street, GB-SW1E 6QP London

Contact person: Mr Peter Wilson

Web address: www.westminster.gov.uk

Luton

Title: New 20 mph zones, cycle paths, bus lanes, traffic calming measures

Date:

Location:

Events planned so far: Exhibition to promote / celebrate the implementation of permanant measures to enable transport mode transfer. The exhibition would include practical activities such as bike checks and security coding for bikes. The exhibition would promote awareness of sustainable travel schemes in Luton such as new designs to integrate rail, bus, cycling and walking within the town centre and also health walks, cycle training and cycle to work schemes.

Organizer: Environment & Regeneration, Town Hall GB-LU1 2BQ Luton, +44 01582 546152

Contact person: Ms Vivien Bray

Web address: www.luton.gov.uk/cycling

Manchester Trafford

Title: Launch of walkit.com: Walking journey planner

Date:

Location:

Events planned so far: Local and staff events including, commuter cycle rides, information events about Air Quality, launch of walkit.com walking journey planner

Organizer: Environment Strategy, Level 2 Sale Waterside, Waterside House, GB-M33 7ZF Sale, +44 161 912 4312

Contact person: Ms Filipina Moore

Web address: www.trafford.gov.uk/

Stoke-on-Trent

Title: Carfree events

Date: 22 September

Location: all across the city

Events planned so far: This year's approach to Car Free day is as an educational marketing campaign targeting local employers and commuters about the ease and eco-friendliness of using alternative, sustainable modes of transport culminating in an event in the city centre on 22 September 2009.

Business and schools will be invited to take support the campaign and will be able to offer staff a special ticket offering £1 unlmited bus travel in the city on 22 September.

There will be a series of pre Car Free Day events in the city centre leading up to the 22 September to get the general public and families involved.

On the day there will be an exhibition in the city centre including a car in a skip, information about green transport including a prescence from the Cycle Stoke team.

Organizer: North Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership, Transport Planning Group, Civic Centre, Glebe Street GB-ST4 1RF Stoke-on-Trent, +44 01782 234964

Contact person: Ms Gillian Cale

Web address: www.stoke.gov.uk