state of emergency - day of action

by dunk Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:27

a film made last year by Rasta4i’s prior to car free day 2004

watch film:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2004/08/297002.wmv

from this thread:
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66364&search_text=car%20free%20day%202004&search_comments=on#comment85171

organised stuff so far, only 2 cities participating officially:

cork:
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/page.php?page=information_participation&lang=en&country=8&city=771

Main Activities:
Car Free Day:Awareness Campaign
Closure of city centre streets to vehicles other than public transport.
Organised cycle around the city
Free Park & Ride
Promotion of Car Pooling among City Council staff and others
Promotion of Walking Bus to schools
School competition re Clever Commuting

Mobility Week:
Awareness Campaign
Free Park & Ride
Awareness of Location of cycle stands
Promotion of Car Pooling with Prizes
On going Publicity re Mobility Week

dublin
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/page.php?page=information_participation&lang=en&country=8&city=907

Main Activities:
Proposals
A)Friday 16th, Thursday 22nd - Activity to promote and encourage Car Pooling on Main road into City - the Clontarf Road-Registration point provided for cars with 3 or more people in them to enter Free Draw for €1,000
B)All Week 200m - Car Free Zone perimeter around selected schools in the North Central Area to encourage walking and cycling
C)Tuesday 20 + Wed 21- Bring selected schools to the local parks throughout the week to tour, explore and find out more about nature in their local area.
D)To be announced by Lord Mayor on 22nd Sept, - Funding provided for a feasibility study on the development of a ‘Greenway’ between Kilmainham Jail and Inchocore village along the Camac River.
E)Throughout week - Historical Walking Tours 21/2 hours in length in both the South East, South West and Central Areas
F)Throughout week - Bikes being made available for hire in the Central Area
G) Throughout week -Activity Days in local parks in the Central Area that will support the City Council’s recently launched policy on Children and ‘Play Activities’
H) Throughout week - Provision of free bus, which will circulate large Shopping Centres outside of the Central Area
I) Throughout Week - There will be a large promotion of Mobility Week in all Primary Schools in the North West Area (27), which will include the orginisation of art competitions highlighting the Theme 'Clever Commuting'. Prizes will be presented by the Lord Mayor.
J) Throughout Week - Surveys will be carried out on commuting habits in selected schools and in Ballymun Motor Tax Office.
K) Throughout week - Not Confirmed - Display of Noise and Air Quality Monitoring taking place on central median of O'Connell Street - Main Street in City Centre; This to run in conjunction with all public transport operators providing information to the Public in a Marquee on the Central Median of O'Connell St plus information on Cycle routes throughout the City.

by dunk Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:39

rte news 2004
Car Free Day makes no impact in Dublin
http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0922/carfree.html

atlantic blog
CAR-free day was branded a disaster yesterday as traffic levels in Dublin were the worst seen since before the summer.
http://www.atlanticblog.com/archives/001678.html

International Car Free Day?
on dublin.ie
http://www.dublin.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=568

velo city 2005
back in june we had the international velo city conference, has it made any difference?
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70101&search_text=velo%20city&condense_comments=false#attachment11779

first car free day post velo city conference, what will be outcome?

by dunk Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:41

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=70281&condense_comments=false#comment111058

by dunk Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:36

From September 23-26, tens of thousands of anti-war and global justice activists will flock to Washington, DC for the largest mobilization since last year's RNC protests. SeptemberAction.org will serve as an information clearinghouse for that weekend.

http://www.septemberaction.org/cs/ is the site

sep 23 - 26 US actions

by dunk Wed Sep 07, 2005 19:41

Apologies for the delay in my reply, I have been out of the office for
the last number of days.

Since 2000, Ireland has been an enthusiastic supporter and participant
in European Car Free Day (ECFD). In previous years, Ireland's
participation in European Car Free Day was co-ordinated nationally by
Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), with support from this Department and
the Department of Transport. However, SEI were unable to continue
their
central co-ordinating role from this year.

This Department, along with our colleagues in the Departments of
Transport and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources are in
discussions on the best way forward for ECFD/Mobility Week. These
discussions are ongoing, but due to the short span of time that was
left
to facilitate the planning of events of this type, it was decided that,
in the circumstances, financial support for this year's events would
be focused on Dublin and Cork cities (Further details of Dublin and
Cork's plans can be found at
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/index_en.php).

Nevertheless, it is the Minister's desire that ECFD/Mobility Week
should be supported as widely as possible given the longer term
environmental gains that can accrue from such events leading to more
sustainable mobility.

To assist in this goal, the Minister has written to every County and
City Council around the country to request that they continue to
actively promote the ideas and aims behind Mobility Week/ECFD, in order
to ensure as many towns and cities as possible across the country are
taking part, if not this year because of time/financial constraints,
then hopefully next year.

I hope this addresses your concerns.

Regards,

Eddie Forsyth
Air/Climate Section
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

by dunk Mon Sep 19, 2005 14:41

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71930&condense_comments=false#comment121856