car free day

September 22nd is European/ world car free day

”Sustainable living” happened @ EASA003 in Denmark
Now we can DO something about it: join in the activities in your city, get all your friends and college mates involved, get your granny down for the street party

Get onto the streets, make them clean, habitable and fun places again



The European Mobility Week and “In town without my car!” initiatives arose from a finding: today almost 40% of the transport sector’s CO2 emissions are produced by the use of private cars in cities.

A switch to more efficient and cleaner forms of transport would contribute to a reduction of traffic congestion, air pollution, traffic related diseases and noise.

Awareness raising, promotion of changes in behaviour and involvement of citizens are the key words for the development of a sustainable and efficient urban transport.

Official European website for the European Mobility Week – … www.22september.org

“EASA`s first European architectural event”, was an attempt to get us (Europe’s student architects ) to DO something positive for European car free day last year, to recognise that “cars in the city” is a major SUSTAINABLE issue we have to deal with. In Dublin hundreds of us “reclaimed the streets” and partied. We will be doing so again this sep22 and we hope you also get involved with the RTS street parties in your area. Check your local INDYMEDIA website to get further local details,
indymedia.ie (just click on country/ place name in left panel)

if there is no RTS party near you, be creative and make one, see www.reclaimthestreets.net for more info


easa.antville.org is how last years went, and EASA response

posted by duncan
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:07:21 GMT