News
Seminar
MOVILIZATION organized a seminar from 28- 30 of June in Utrecht the Netherlands . During the seminar the results of activities and programs from 2002 till 2010 have bin evaluated. Cities and NGO’s from Europe and Latin American countries have participated.
MOVILIZATION at the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) meeting
MOVILIZATION was present at the ECF meeting in January of 2010, at the Protestant Academy Bad Boll, Germany, to support the development for “ECF scientists for cycling network”.
MOVILIZATION in Korea
MOVILIZATION joint 11 may 2010 a seminar in Korea on bicycle policy.
MOVILIZATION at Cities for Mobility conference
MOVILIZATION was present at the Cities for Mobility conference in June 2009 in the city of Stuttgart. As a result of the regional conference held in Florianopolis in April this year the Mayors of Stuttgart and Florianopolis signed a Charter on Transport and Social Cohesion in which they specify their intentions for accessible cities for all their inhabitants.
The content of the charter can be read here
About MOVILIZATION
MOVILIZATION
is a network of cities from Europe and Latin America. MOVILIZATION
focuses on non motorized transport, traffic education, safe routes to
schools and the role of transport in the process of social cohesion in
urban environment. Participating cities are Barranquilla, Florianopolis,
Leon (Nicaragua), Rio de Janeiro, Stuttgart and Utrecht among others.
Main goal of MOVILIZATION is is to improve living conditions of urban populations by improving access to work, education, social and health services. Transport as well as education, drinking water and housing is an essential human right and has therefore to be distributed more evenly among the city populations.
Publications
The latest publications of MOVILIZATION are two videos about safe cycling to school programs in the Netherlands and Florianopolis Brazil. The publications show how in different cities safe cycle to school programs try to start with young traffic users to educate and protect young people in their daily life from traffic. The change from traffic as a danger to the right for mobility and education includes to evaluate also parent and adult behavior in the direct school environment. Changing adults attitude is therefore a part of the safe to school programs as often adults are part of the problem.