Posts from the ‘Cycling advocacy’ Category

Stop by Café Globe for a presentation from different cycling advocacy groups and non-profit organizations around Europe.
Thursday Nov 5th, 2009, 8pm. More info on Prahou na kole

Fixed gear pioneer Dennis Bean-Larson is putting together this contest. Support them!

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Let’s kick out the cars out of the streets to celebrate the European mobility week 2009. Sunday Sep 20th, 12 to 8pm.
Zažít město jinak — pouliční slavnost bez aut mezi náměstím Míru a I. P. Pavlova
Neděle 20. září, 12–20 hodin

Ding-ding vs La cuca

Instead of scare campaigns about cycling [a life-extending, healthy, sustainable transport form], wouldn’t it be more appropriate to begin campaigns about the dangers of automobiles?

Read more at Copenhagenize

Copenhagenize has a pretty cool list of videos from different cities around the world and how they promote cycling.
Instead of re-posting them, check them out here.

Photo by MikeFats

When the new European Parliament held its plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, all the MEPs were smartly turned out for its first meeting. Except, that is, for Edvard Kožušník, who entered the parliament dressed head to toe in cycling gear. The Czech Civic Democrat MEP, who is 38, had cycled all the way from Prague to Strasbourg, which is a distance of over 800 kilometres. The reason? Mr Kožušník had promised voters he would get on his bike, if they gave him their support.

Via Radio Praha.

By luq van mute