The Environmental Transport Association will once again be celebrating World Car Free Day.
The event, which will be held on Monday 22nd September, will see motorist over twenty cities and towns ditching their cars for favour of bicycle, trains and busses. The Car Free Day focuses on alternatives to car travel, the right of pedestrians and also public transport.
Last year, almost 2000 cities and town over 38 countries got involved.
Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis said: “With people facing high fuel prices and concerns about the environment, this year’s Car Free Day is timely. The idea is not to put cars on trial or to totally condemn drivers’ desire for mobility, but rather to reconsider the way we travel.”
“European surveys have shown that over six people in ten say that city traffic is unbearable. Nine out of ten people believe that increasing public transport is a priority in combating air pollution and seven out of ten say they support a ban on car traffic in the centre of cities on certain days. However, at the same time, the number of cars and urban traffic is constantly increasing, eroding the quality of life of urban dwellers with the increase in noise, air pollution and stress.”
Areas involved in the event on Monday include: Brighton; Bungay; Derby; Devon; Plymouth; Torbay; Harrogate; Hastings; Lewes; London; Maidstone; Manchester; Newcastle upon Tyne; Reading; Edinburgh; Glasgow; West Lothian; Sheffield; Walsall; Worthing.
The event, which will be held on Monday 22nd September, will see motorist over twenty cities and towns ditching their cars for favour of bicycle, trains and busses. The Car Free Day focuses on alternatives to car travel, the right of pedestrians and also public transport.
Last year, almost 2000 cities and town over 38 countries got involved.
Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis said: “With people facing high fuel prices and concerns about the environment, this year’s Car Free Day is timely. The idea is not to put cars on trial or to totally condemn drivers’ desire for mobility, but rather to reconsider the way we travel.”
“European surveys have shown that over six people in ten say that city traffic is unbearable. Nine out of ten people believe that increasing public transport is a priority in combating air pollution and seven out of ten say they support a ban on car traffic in the centre of cities on certain days. However, at the same time, the number of cars and urban traffic is constantly increasing, eroding the quality of life of urban dwellers with the increase in noise, air pollution and stress.”
Areas involved in the event on Monday include: Brighton; Bungay; Derby; Devon; Plymouth; Torbay; Harrogate; Hastings; Lewes; London; Maidstone; Manchester; Newcastle upon Tyne; Reading; Edinburgh; Glasgow; West Lothian; Sheffield; Walsall; Worthing.
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