[sustran] Re: Successful campaigns againts roads - info request

[Lake Sagaris]

Hi Roland

Our organization, Living City (Ciudad Viva) in Santiago Chile formed five 
years ago as the result of a major coalition to fight a highway project. 
We're still fighting -- that's the way these things go as we discovered 
when we did a survey similar to yours -- but have generally been credited 
with changing urban history in the city. We continue to oppose the highway 
project, which looks like it will die unless we stop our efforts for some 
reason, but we've gone on to develop our own proposals -- a Citizen's' 
Agenda for Transport, Citizens' management of garbage project, campaigns to 
protect heritage (tangible and intangible) and efforts to fight noise 
pollution, security issues, and so on. We're just working on an article on 
this experience for Sustainable Transport, so I will send you a copy once 
it's done.

All best,

Lake
Living City
Ciudad Viva

At 05:43 AM 25/07/01 +1200, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>Campaign for a Better City in Wellington New Zealand is collating 
>information on
>successful public campaigns against major roading projects.  We are aware of
>Portland in the US, Brisbane in Australia, and Toronto in Canada (though would
>appreciate any sources of detailed info on these) and are looking for other
>examples from around the globe.
>
>Any information or pointers to sources of information would be great.
>
>Thanks in anticipation
>Roland
>
>--
>Roland Sapsford
>
>roland at actrix.gen.nz; (+64-4)934-1106;(+64-21)65-1105(m)
>PO Box 11-708, Manners St, Wellington, New Zealand
>
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