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SUCCESSFUL VELO-CITY 2011 CONCLUDES WHIT THE SIGNING OF THE CHARTER OF SEVILLE.. FROM SPAIN TO LEIPZIG TO VANCOUVER THE MESSAGE "CYCLING MAKES SENSE" GOES GLOBAL
Seville, March 29th 2011
With an energetic stroke of the pen dignitaries and participants of the Velo-city 2011 conference signed the "Charter of Seville". An important document and the closing act of the 17th successful international conference on cycling and cycling policies.
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PRESS THE BUTTON FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE!
Seville, March 24th 2011
Yesterday, master of Ceremonies, Guillermo (Gil) Peñalosa
opened the 17th Velo-city Conference in Seville, Spain. Seville, the host city was
awarded the UN Habitat Best Practice Award for the successful creation of a safe and
segregated cycling infrastructure.
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SYNERGY ACROSS THE MILES! THE BICYCLE AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE UNITES ARIZONA AND SEVILLE
Seville, March 17th 2011
What do a bunch of
students and their teacher of Prescott College,
Arizona have in common with the city of Seville, in far
away Spain? In short, their motto! “The Bicycle: a
Vehicle for Social Change”...
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WOMEN HIGH ON (W)HEELS!!
Seville, March 2nd 2011
In Seville women on two (w)heels conquer the streets – dropping the
walk, the bus or the car in exchange for a bike...
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GASPING FOR AIR IN MADRID AND BARCELONA? – AIR POLLUTION IN SPANISH CITIES HITS THE WORLD NEWS
Seville, February 14th 2011
Velo-city Conference and the Declaration of Seville will highlight that the
bicycle is a major solution to reduce motorized traffic and therefore air
contamination...
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GRO H. BRUNDTLAND, FORMER NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER, WILL DELIVER KEYNOTE SPEECH AT VELO-CITY 2011 OPENING SESSION
Seville, January 31th 2011
Gro Harlem Brundtland will be the keynote speadker at the opening session. She will be providing a strategic viewpoint, being both a doctor and policy-maker and thanks to her experience in international agencies and as Norway´s Prime Minister...
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FROM BOGOTÁ TO SEVILLE - VIVA LA CICLOVIDA! RECLAMING THE STREETS FOR THE BICYCLE SUNDAYS!
Seville, January 18th 2011
Imagine each Sunday the main streets of your city are
blocked off for car traffic. Imagine that pedestrians, families with their kids, runners,
skaters and cyclists take over the streets. At the same time, stages are set up in city
parks. Clowns, artists and musicians entertain people through various performances...
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VELO-CITY 2011 SEVILLE - MORE THAN 60.000 CYCLING TRIPS PER DAY PROVE THAT CHANGE CAN HAPPEN – AND FAST!
Seville, January 3rd 2011
Three years of dedicated cycling infrastructure development put the
Spanish city in the forefront of successful mobility conversion...
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OVER ONE HUNDRED PAPERS ABOUT CYCLING AND HOW IT HELPS TO IMPROVE URBAN SETTINGS WILL BE ANALYSED AT VELO-CITY 2011
Seville, December 16th 2010
The organisation has selected 120 papers with the experiences of
over 27 countries, to participate in the Seville edition....
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GUILLERMO PEÑALOSA MASTER OF CEREMONY OF
VELO-CITY 2011 SEVILLE
Seville, October 26th 2010
At the preparatory Velo-city 2011 meeting in Seville on 29 October, Guillermo
Peñalosa will be presented as the “Master of Ceremony” of the International
Velo-city 2011 conference which will take place in Seville from 23 to 25 March
2011.....
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