[sustran] Re: Pro-bicycle campaigns

[Lake Sagaris]

Thanks Tony. These are very useful. All best, Lake

At 03:22 PM 9/11/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Sustrans members,
>
>There are a series of Traffic Advisory Leaflets issued by the
>Department of Transport in the UK that review experience with various
>bicycle schemes/initiatives and even include two bibliographies. While
>these need to be read with some detachment, they may be of interest
>beyond their British local government audience. They can be downloaded
>from:
>http://www.roads.dft.gov.uk/roadnetwork/ditm/tal/cycle/index.htm
>
>Tony Plumbe
>
> > Dear Sustran-members
> >
> > Here in Santiago, Chile, Ciudad Viva (Living City), our community
> > organization, is currently working with government, municipal and
> > international officials on a bicycle project with support from the Global
> > Environmental Fund (main purpose, reduce greenhouse emissions by
> > campaigning and building infrastructure to get more people moving by bike).
> >
> > We are looking for information on how successful pro-bike campaigns have
> > been organized: who has headed these campaigns? What kind of role have
> > non-governmental organizations in general and community groups (parents,
> > sports clubs, unions, neighbourhood associations, organizations of bike
> > users/riders) played in leading or contributing to these campaigns? What
> > are the key ingredients and how should they be organized to get the most
> > out of them (publicity, bike days, safe rides to school campaigns, media,
> > etc.)? What kind of funding packages/systems have proved the most 
> successful?
> >
> > We are very interested in the Sustran effort in the UK, with its safe 
> rides
> > to schools, transnet, a new Internet resource for kids, and its national
> > bike network. Is there one central funding process for these or other
> > similar programs, or are funds part of municipal school budgets, or other
> > programs?
> >
> > What are the key elements for getting people informed and motivated to use
> > bikes? We are thinking of a good, informative website with maps, tips,
> > safety recommendations and the like, an information centre (or
> > decentralized information via news kiosks, or both?), basic maps, flyers,
> > etc., a pilot program in schools and combined with the Santiago
> > metro/subway. What else should we be thinking of?
> >
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We're really looking for the
> > nuts and bolts, the kinds of information behind this list, successful
> > campaigns, web pages and the like. As usual, our time to do this is
> > limited, but our willingness enormous, so all pointers will be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks muchly and greetings to all.
> >
> > Lake
> >
> > Lake Sagaris
> > Communications, Ciudad Viva
> >
> >
>
>----------------------
>A. J. Plumbe,
>email: a.j.plumbe at bradford.ac.uk
>International Development Consultant