Early Events & Sources: 1996-1999
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    • A CarFree Day is, by definition, a quintessential local event. But experience has shown that it can be a great help if there are people putting together their energies and information on this topic at the national and even international levels. This section attempts to identify quickly the national and international groupings known to us who were active over the period 1996-1999 active in this important area of transport policy and practice.

    As indicated, this inventory can be usefully deepened and support if you make good use of the fine search engine on the menu. Name your program, country, city or project target, and give it a try (preferably in the language of the place). In many instances this will turn up valuable additional details. (For further background on how it works, you may want to consult Search/Research here.)

    For latest information on Bogota and the other Year 2000 projects, click the corresponding menu links to your left.

    Belgium

    The first Belgian CFD was announced for Sunday 26th of September 1999.

    For more information write to: bblv@pophost.eunet.be

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    France:

    Second National CarFree Day, 22 September 1999

    The following have been reported by the French Ministry of the Environment as having engaged in a variety of "less car" days in 1998 and 1999. Few of these, in fact, actually qualify as "car free days", but we can anticipate that as experience and confidence develops that more aggressive and well prepared programs may follow in time:

    1. Aix-les-Bains
    2. Albertville
    3. Amiens
    4. Argenteuil
    5. Belfort
    6. Besançon
    7. Bourges
    8. Bourgoin-Jallieu
    9. Cahors
    10. Calais
    11. Castres
    12. Chambery
    13. Chambly
    14. Clermont-Ferrand
    15. Dunkerque
    16. Grenoble
    17. La Rochelle
    18. Le mans
    19. Lons-le-Saunier
    20. Lorient
    21. Montreuil
    22. Morlaix
    23. Nancy
    24. Nantes
    25. Nevers
    26. Nimes
    27. Niort
    28. Paris
    29. Quimper
    30. Rouen
    31. Saint-Germain-en-Laye
    32. Selestat
    33. Strasbourg
    34. Tours
    Sources of futheer information

    First National CarFree Day, 22 September 1998
    Likewise, virtually all of this text is in French, but once again, use the translate button to get an idea of the content.

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    Germany

    If you are interested in 'CarFree Days' in Germany, you may want to take a look at the web site of 'Mobil Ohne Auto' ('Car Free Mobility'). (It may be in German, but you can use our translation button here to get some help in understanding the text.)

    Mobil Ohne Auto is the Germany-wide Car Free Mobility day. On June 21 1998 some 500,000 people joined in a day of bicycling, inline skating or just strolling about one of the roughly 100 organized attractions in their neighborhood. Generally these included the closing of some roads, typically over a few kilometers, sometimes some tens of km. I think, some 180,000 participants were counted at the biggest act at the Bodensee (the great lake in Germany's south) supported by the environmental ministry of the local state of Baden-Würtemberg. After 10 years Mobil Ohne Auto is supported by a broad coalition ranging from environmental advocates supporting alternative and sustainable traffic options, trade unions, churches across to the environmental departments of some cities. Next year Mobil Ohne Auto is set for June 20th.

    Contact:Stephan Haertel
    Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD)
    Kreisverband Pforzheim / Enzkreis e.V.
    Friedrich-Muench-Str. 17
    75417 Muehlacker

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    Iceland

    In 1996 the government of Iceland organized the first Reykjavik CarFree Day. A summary of this project is available at http://www.eltis.org/en/index.htm (Once there, go to "Searching Eltis", and from there to No. 3 Full Text Search, where you pop in "Reykjavik CarFree Day").

    It is our view that this was a terrific learning experience that is worth close examination by anyone who may be planning a CarFreeDay. A report, CARS CAN BE LEFT AT HOME, Project: CarFree Day in Reykjavik 1996, was published in January 1997

    Contact:
    Mrs. Ingibjorg R. Guolaugsdottir
    Head of the Masterplan and Public Relations Department
    City Planning Office of Reykjavik
    Borgartun 3 IS-101 Reykjavik Iceland
    Telephone. +354 563 2340 Fax. +354 562 3219
    E-mail: ir-@rvk.is

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    Netherlands

    LOAZ, a Dutch organization is promoting a monthly carfree Sunday in the Netherlands. Several communities have organized carfree Sundays, which where quite successful. LOAZ has proclaimed 19-9-1999 to be first national carfree sunday in the Netherlands. Our website is: www.autovrijezondag.nl

    This site is in Dutch, but we are hopeful that by working with our Dutch colleagues we will also be able to find a Dutch machine translation facility that can help you in getting an idea of the content of their very interesting site and work. The Dutch have their own way with transportation innovation, and it can be extremely useful to know about how they are going about it.

    See Press Release for 1999 CarFree Sunday

    Contact: Klaas Breunissen - (klaas.breunissen@wxs.nl)
    Landelijk Overleg Autovrije Zondag (LOAZ)
    Aleid Groothoff
    Kalverhoeve 47
    3992 NX Houten
    030 637 26 21

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    Italy

    22 September 1999-- "In città senza la mia auto"

    Context: (Taken from official statement by the Italian Ministry of the Environment dated 25 June 1999 to a meeting of the Car Free Cities club in Brussels).

    "During the last years, Italy has adopted a number of decrees are consistent with this approach, one of which on "sustainable mobility", published in 1998, created the opportunity to establish pilot Car Sharing and collective taxis schemes, and made mobility managers compulsory for every company with more than 300 employees. The CarFree Day seems therefore in line with current political context in Italy and that is why 92 Italian cities have decided to participate to the "In città senza la mia auto" on 22 September 1999. An agreement has been signed with the Public Transport Federation to obtain their support for this event. The Ministry has also contacted shopkeepers associations, taxi federations and is preparing all the material that will be used during the campaign (posters, brochures, etc.) As in the French case, this day will also be seen in Italy as a moment of reflection on how to change the city - how can we imagine a new future."

    Who was actually doing what in Italy on that day? Well, that's not so easy to sort out, but you can find some feedback on this via the "official" Eurocities Car Free site. We can also refer you to the Media pages for some independant feedback on this, which we certainly recommend for a balanced view.

    1. Alcamo (TP)
    2. Ancona
    3. Aosta
    4. Avellino
    5. Bari
    6. Belluno
    7. Bernalda (MT)
    8. Biella
    9. Bisceglie (BA)
    10. Bologna
    11. Bolzano
    12. Brescia
    13. Brindisi
    14. Cagliari
    15. Calenzano (FI)
    16. Carrara
    17. Caserta
    18. Catania
    19. Città di Castello (PG)
    20. Conegliano (TV)
    21. Cosenza
    22. Eboli (SA)
    23. Fano (PS)
    24. Ferrara
    25. Firenze
    26. Foligno (PG)
    27. Forlì
    28. Formia (LT)
    29. Frattamaggiore (NA)
    30. Genova
    31. Gorizia
    32. Grosseto
    33. Grugliasco (TO)
    34. Guidonia Montecelio (RM)
    35. Iesi (AN)
    36. La Spezia
    37. Lecco
    38. Livorno
    39. Lodi
    40. Lucca
    41. Lucera (FG)
    42. Macerata
    43. Mantova
    44. Marsala (TP)
    45. Massa
    46. Milazzo (ME)
    47. Modena
    48. Napoli
    49. Novi Ligure (AL)
    50. Ostuni (BR)
    51. Palermo
    52. Parma
    53. Pavia
    54. Perugia
    55. Pesaro
    56. Pescara
    57. Pisa
    58. Pistoia
    59. Portici (NA)
    60. Potenza
    61. Prato
    62. Ragusa
    63. Ravenna
    64. Reggio Emilia
    65. Rimini
    66. Roma
    67. Rosignano Marittimo (LI)
    68. Rovereto (TN)
    69. Rovigo
    70. Salerno
    71. San Giorgio a Cremano (NA)
    72. San Lazzaro di Savena (BO)
    73. San Remo (IM)
    74. Savona
    75. Scafati (SA)
    76. Scandicci (FI)
    77. Sesto Fiorentino (FI)
    78. Siena
    79. Sondrio
    80. Soveria Mannelli (CZ)
    81. Terni
    82. Torino
    83. Trento
    84. Udine
    85. Varese
    86. Venaria Reale (TO)
    87. Venezia
    88. Vercelli
    89. Viareggio (LU)
    90. Vittoria (RG)
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    Switzerland

    The following lists and provides direct links to those Swiss cities which are known to have organised CFD projects in 1999. Isn't it interesting that they are all in the French section, while by contrast almost all of the car sharing activity in Switzerland takes place in the German langugae sections of the country.
    1. Genève -
    2. Carouge
    3. Meyrin
    4. Lancy
    5. Thônex
    6. Vernier

    United Kingdom

    Which of these are actually full function, dedicated car free days is something that remains to be established. The Environmental Transport Association National CarFree Day claims for 1998 "nearly 100 participating towns and cities". As in the case of the French program (see below) this actually covers a wide range of approaches and intents. We note from their list thus far:

    1. Bath
    2. Oxford
    3. Kingston-upon-Thames
    4. Leeds (Car Share Day)
    5. Southampton
    First National CarFree Day,16 June 1998 & Earlier

    • Program title: ETA National CarFree Day
    • Organizer: Environmental Transport Association (a non-profit public interest group at http://www.eta.co.uk/)
    • Home page for program: http://www.eta.co.uk/camp/cfd.htm
    • General background statement: (http://www.eta.co.uk/camp/response.htm)
      "National Car-Free Day has arisen from the rapidly growing CFD movement. Born in Bath in ETA Green Transport Week 1995, it spread to over a dozen cities in GTW 96, and went national for the first time in 1997 with nearly 100 participating towns and cities." 1998 & Earlier???
    • Commentaries:
      - Press release: http://releases.twoten.press.net/releases/date/1997/06/17/ROADS-Congestion_Trafficmaster.html
      - Query: http://www.rac.co.uk/yvfut/t1550m1580.htm
    • Related projects:
      - Site for the city of Southhamton CFD: - http://www.southampton.gov.uk/carfree.htm
      - For Bath's 2nd CarFree Day on Tuesday 11th June 1996 at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/bath.environment/carfree1.htm
      - 10 May 1998 & Earlier designated as `Oxford Car- Free Week' - http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/env/car.htm
    • Associated events: Videoconference with international speakers (including from EcoPlan and The Commons.
      Sponsor: European Teleconferencing Federation, Patricia Napier, Executive Director, NapierPJ@etf.org.uk

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    International Groups & Points of Reference

    There is no one-stop shop available to take care of all your concerns and needs as far as setting up a car free day is concerned. That said, there are a growing number of organizations and groups of many sorts around who have some useful things to offer.

    The following listing is as yet incomplete and provisional. It nonetheless gives us a starting point and can be completed by the group as we move ahead. The intention is to identify a broad array of organizations and types, as is indeed entirely appropriate to our task.

    • European Commission (DG XI/D3 - Environment) Bouelvarde du Triomphe, 174 B-1060 Brussels
      T +32 (2) 296-8705
      Contacts: , Prudencio PereraHead of Urban Environment Unit, Prudencio.Perera-Manzanedo@dg11.cec.be
      Claude Bochu - Adminstrator, Car Free Cities, Claude.Bochu@dg11.cec.be

    • Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
      1250 Rudlin Street
      Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
      Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
      Contact: Todd Litman, Director - litman@islandnet.com

    • Journal of World Transport Policy & Practice Eco-Logica Ltd
      53 Derwent Road
      LANCASTER, LA1 3ES, United Kingdom
      +44 (15 24) 38 86 94
      Contacts: editorial: John Whitelegg, j.whitelegg@lancaster.ac.uk
      Pascal Desmond, pascal@gn.apc.org

    • Car Free Cities Club
      18 Square de Meeus
      Brussels Belgium
      Tel. +32 (2) 552 0874
      Elizabette Zanon, Coordinator - cfc@eurocities.be

    • Sustran Discussion List - (mailto:owner-sustran-flash@jca.ax.apc.org)
      Sustran Resource Centre
      A0602 Palm Court, Brickfields
      50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Contact: Paul Barter, tkpb@barter.pc.my

    • Alt-Transp-Nomail Mailing List!
      To subscribe: email to owner-alt-transp-nomail@flora.org
      alt-transp@flora.org
      Contact: Colin R. Leech, crleech@freenet.carleton.ca

    • Car Busters Magazine & Resource Centre
      44 rue Burdeau
      69001 Lyon, France
      Contact:Randy Ghent
      Tel.: +(33) 4 72 00 23 57
      fax: +(33) 4 78 28 57 78
      carbusters@wanadoo.fr

    • Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME)
      27, rue Louis Vicat
      F–75737 Paris cedex 15
      Christophe Fréring
      Tel: +33 1 47 65 24 86
      christophe.frering@ademe.fr

    • Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement
      20, avenue de Ségur
      F–75302 Paris cedex 07 SP

    • Energie-Cités, Association of European Municipalities for a Local Sustainable Energy Policy
      2, chemin de Palente
      25000 Besançon – FRANCE
      Contact : Jean-Pierre Vallar - Phone: +33 3 81 65 36 80
      jpvallar@energie-cites.org

    • CERTU, Study Centre on Networks, Transport, Town Planning and Public Works
      9, rue Juliette Récamier
      69456 Lyon cedex 06 – FRANCE
      Contact : Jacques Legaignoux - Phone: +33 4 72 74 58 28, jlegaignoux@certu.fr

    • Klima-Bündnis / Alianza del Clima e.V / Climate Alliance of European Cities
      Galvanistr. 28
      D–60486 Frankfurt am Main
      Ulrike Janssen
      Tel: +49 69 77 10 21
      u.janssen@klimabuendnis.org

    • Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente (ENEA)
      Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76
      I–00196 Roma
      Antonio Lioi
      Tel: +39 0636 27 29 31
      lioi@casaccia.enea.it

    • Ministero dell’Ambiente
      Via Cristoforo Colombo 44
      I–00147 Roma
      Gianni Silvestrini / Simona Fumagalli
      Tel:+39 06 57 22 38 51
      Fax:+39 06 57 22 38 05

    • Environmental Transport Association (ETA)
      29 Somerset Avenue, Raynes Park
      GB–London SW20 0BJ
      Richard Evans
      Tel: +44 208 946 09 12
      pascale@compuserve.com

    • IDAE
      Paseo de la Castellana 95 planta 21
      E–28046 Madrid
      Carlos Lopez Lopez
      Tel: +34 91 456 49 94
      carlopez@idae.es

    • Ministero de Medio Ambiente
      Pza. San Juan de la Cruz s/n
      E-28071 Madrid
      Soledad Perlado
      soledad.perlado@sgnci.mma.es

    • Energie-Cités
      2, chemin de Palente
      F–25000 Besançon
      Jean-Pierre Vallar
      Tel: +33 3 81 65 36 80
      jpvallar@energie-cites.org

    • LIFE – Environnement : Pierre Henry
      Tel: +32 2 296 95 19
      pierre.henry@cec.eu.int

    • Energieverwertungsagentur Österreich
      Linke Wienzeile 18
      A–1060 Wien
      Wilfried Raimund
      Tel: +43 1 586 1524 37
      raimund@eva.wsr.ac.at

    • Ministère fédéral de la Mobilité et des Transports
      Rue de la Loi
      B–1000 Bruxelles
      Didier Castagne
      Tel: +32 2 237 68 47
      didier.castagne@vici.fgov.be

    • Danish Environmental Protection Agency
      Strandgade 29
      DK–1401 Copenhagen K
      Brian Kristensen
      Tel: +45 32 660 213
      brk@mst.dk

    • The Commons
      Le Frene, 8/10 rue Joseph Bara, F-75006 Paris, France
      Tel: +331.4326.1323 Videoconference +331.4441.6340 (1-4)
      24 hour fax/voicemail hotline: In Europe +331 5301 2896. In North America +1 888 522 6419 (toll free)
      Contact:Eric Britton, email@ecoplan.org

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    • Best contacts:
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    • A short summary statement of your CFD program (say, 50-150 words)
    • Background materials, documentation and organization and planning guides
    • Press releases and commentaries (pro and con)

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